Valmiki Ramayana 6.101.60 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 60

शक्तिप्रहारः

Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding

Devanagari script

रामरावणमुक्तानामन्योन्यमभिनिघ्नताम् ।।।।शराणां च शराणां च बभूवतुमुलःस्वनः ।

Transliteration

rāmarāvaṇamuktānām anyonyam abhinighnatām |

śarāṇāṃ ca śarāṇāṃ ca babhūva tumulaḥ svanaḥ ||

Translation

Als die von Rāma und Rāvaṇa entsandten Pfeile einander mitten in der Luft trafen, erhob sich ein gewaltiges Dröhnen des Zusammenpralls.

Word by Word

• राम-रावण-मुक्तानाम्: of (arrows) released by Rama and Ravana
• राम-रावण-मुक्तानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + रावण (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √मुच् PPP)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमूह: 'रामेण रावणेन च मुक्ताः' (released by Rama and Ravana); पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen. 6), बहुवचन (pl.); शराणाम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अन्योन्यम्: mutually, one another
• अन्योन्यम्: प्रकार (Manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative)

• अभिनिघ्नताम्: of (those) striking (each other)
• अभिनिघ्नताम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-निहन् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle) 'अभिनिघ्नत्'; षष्ठी (Gen. 6), बहुवचन (pl.)—शराणाम् इत्यस्य विशेषण (of the arrows that were striking)

• शराणाम्: of arrows
• शराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Gen. 6), बहुवचन (pl.)

• च: and
• च: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शराणाम्: of arrows
• शराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Gen. 6), बहुवचन (pl.)

• च: and
• च: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बभूव: arose, became
• बभूव: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (sg.); परस्मैपद

• तुमुलः: tumultuous, loud
• तुमुलः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); स्वनः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• स्वनः: sound
• स्वनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

Context

When the missile of Ravana was turned void by the great self-Raghava, Ravana's eyes turned red in anger, and he used a missile presided over by the Sun God.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• śara (arrows)

FAQs

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

The duel is portrayed as direct contest between principals—an ideal of yuddha-dharma where opponents meet each other’s force openly rather than harming the helpless.

What is the narrative situation?

The exchanged volleys collide, filling the battlefield with the thunder of arrow-on-arrow impacts.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Martial mastery and equality of engagement—each meets the other’s attack with skill.