Shloka 22

रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः

The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel

Devanagari script

स राघवंसमासाद्यक्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ।व्यसृजच्छरवर्षाणिरावणो राक्षसेश्वरः ।।6.100.22।।

Transliteration

sa rāghavaṃ samāsādya krodha-saṃrakta-locanaḥ |

vyasṛjac charavarṣāṇi rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ ||6.100.22||

Translation

Als er zu Rāghava herankam, ließ Rāvaṇa, der Herr der Rākṣasas, mit vor Zorn geröteten Augen einen Pfeilregen niedergehen.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राघवम्: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समासाद्य: having come near
• समासाद्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having approached)

• क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः: with eyes reddened by anger
• क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agent-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधसंरक्तलोचन (प्रातिपदिक: क्रोध + संरक्त + लोचन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य लोचने क्रोधेन संरक्ते’ (whose eyes are reddened with anger)

• व्यसृजत्: showered/let loose
• व्यसृजत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शरवर्षाणि: rains of arrows
• शरवर्षाणि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष (प्रातिपदिक: शर + वर्ष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• रावणः: Ravana
• रावणः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राक्षसेश्वरः: lord of the Rakshasas
• राक्षसेश्वरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक: राक्षस + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणवत्

Context

Then Rama immediately seized hold of bhallas and released swiftly seeing Ravana's volley of arrows flowing.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• rākṣasa (rākṣasas)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse illustrates how anger clouds judgment. In the Ramayana’s ethical frame, krodha is a principal enemy of dharma because it drives impulsive, destructive action.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa closes the distance and begins a direct, heavy missile assault on Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast, the text spotlights a vice—Rāvaṇa’s rage—setting the stage for Rama’s disciplined response.