Shloka 28

रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः

Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions

Devanagari script

प्रतिकूलंववेवायूरणेपांसून् समुकतिरन् ।।।।तस्यराक्षसराजस्यकुर्वन्दृष्टिविलोपनम् ।

Transliteration

pratikūlaṃ vave vāyur raṇe pāṃsūn samutkiran |

tasya rākṣasarājasya kurvan dṛṣṭivilopanam ||

Translation

Ein widriger Wind wehte über das Schlachtfeld, wirbelte Staub auf und raubte jenem König der Rākṣasas die Sicht.

Word by Word

• प्रतिकूलम्: adversely/against (them)
• प्रतिकूलम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रतिकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययवत् (adverbial accusative), ‘unfavorably/against’

• ववे: blew
• ववे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• पांसून्: dust
• पांसून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पांसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• समुत्किरन्: raising up/scattering
• समुत्किरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उत्+कॄ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वायुः)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• राक्षस-राजस्य: of the king of Rakshasas
• राक्षस-राजस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (राक्षसानां राजा), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कुर्वन्: making/causing
• कुर्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वायुः)

• दृष्टि-विलोपनम्: obscuring of sight
• दृष्टि-विलोपनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + विलोपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (दृष्टेः विलोपनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

The unfavourable wind that blew in war, clouded the sight of Rakshasa king.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• rākṣasa (Rākṣasas)

FAQs

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

Adharma leads to loss of discernment: symbolically, the dust-blinding wind reflects how unrighteousness clouds judgment at decisive moments.

What is the narrative situation?

As Rāvaṇa advances in battle, environmental forces turn hostile, impairing his ability to see and act effectively.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Clear-sighted self-governance (viveka) is implied as a dharmic virtue—its opposite is dramatized through Rāvaṇa’s obscured vision.