Shloka 30

रावणशूलप्रक्षेपः

Ravana Hurls the Trident; Rama Counters with Indra’s Javelin

Devanagari script

निर्बिभेदोरपितदारावणंनिशितैश्शरैः ।राघवःपरमायत्तोललाटेपत्रतिभिस्त्रिभिः ।।।।

Transliteration

nirbhibhedora pi tadā rāvaṇaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |

rāghavaḥ paramāyatto lalāṭe patratribhis tribhiḥ ||

Translation

Raghava, voll konzentriert, durchbohrte daraufhin Ravana an der Stirn mit drei scharfen, gefiederten Pfeilen.

Word by Word

• nirbibheda: pierced
• nirbibheda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√bhid (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• urasi: in the chest
• urasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• rāvaṇam: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• niśitaiḥ: sharp
• niśitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niśita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; शरैः विशेषण

• śaraiḥ: with arrows
• śaraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण

• rāghavaḥ: Rāghava
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• parama-āyattaḥ: with utmost effort/fully intent
• parama-āyattaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ā-√yam/√yat (धातु) [āyatta]
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (परमः आयत्तः), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP; 'fully exerted/strained'), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; राघवः विशेषयति

• lalāṭe: on the forehead
• lalāṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalāṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• patra-tribhiḥ: three-bladed/three-feathered
• patra-tribhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: patra (प्रातिपदिक) + tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पत्राणि त्रयः येषां ते), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; शरैः विशेषण (त्रिपत्र-शराः)

• tribhiḥ: with three
• tribhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रि-शब्द, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; संख्या-निर्देश (patra-tribhiḥ इत्यस्य पुनरुक्त-संख्या)

Context

Then from the aerial chariots, Devas, Gandharvas, great Nagas, sages, devils, giants, birds, and eagles watched the duel war that went on between the heroes clashing with different kinds of frightening weapons like at the dissolution of the world.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Rāvaṇa
• arrows (śara)

FAQs

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

Righteous action is not random violence but resolute, goal-directed effort: dharma in warfare means acting decisively to stop wrongdoing while maintaining clarity of purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma intensifies his assault, wounding Rāvaṇa with sharp arrows, including three powerful strikes to the forehead.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination (dṛḍha-niścaya) and concentration—Rāma is described as fully intent (paramāyatta).