Shloka 129

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

तिष्ठतिष्ठममत्वंहिकृत्वाविप्रियमीदृशम् ।।6.59.129।।क्वनुराक्षसशार्दूल गतोमोक्षमवाप्स्यसि ।

Transliteration

tiṣṭha tiṣṭha mama tvaṁ hi kṛtvā vipriyam īdṛśam | kva nu rākṣasaśārdūla gato mokṣam avāpsyasi ||6.59.129||

Translation

«Steh, steh und stelle dich! Nachdem du mir solches schwere Unrecht getan hast, wohin willst du gehen, o Tiger unter den Rākṣasas, um Erlösung zu erlangen?»

Word by Word

• तिष्ठ: stand/stop
• तिष्ठ: सम्बोधन-क्रिया (Addressed action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तिष्ठ: stand (again: stop!)
• तिष्ठ: सम्बोधन-क्रिया (Addressed action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• मम: to me/of me
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• विप्रियम्: a wrong/offence
• विप्रियम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ईदृशम्: such
• ईदृशम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विप्रियम् विशेषयति

• क्व: where
• क्व: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• नु: indeed/then (question)
• नु: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनय-निपात (interrogative particle)

• राक्षस-शार्दूल: O tiger among rakshasas
• राक्षस-शार्दूल: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘tiger among rākṣasas’

• गतः: having gone
• गतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Agent-qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gone’

• मोक्षम्: release/salvation
• मोक्षम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यसि: will attain
• अवाप्स्यसि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

"Oh! Tiger among Rakshasas, forbear, forbear. Having done such an offence to me, where are you going for deliverance"

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ravana
• Rakshasas

FAQs

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

Accountability under dharma: wrongdoing cannot be escaped by flight; one must face the consequences of adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma challenges Rāvaṇa to stop and face him, declaring that escape will not bring safety after grave offences.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfastness—he insists on moral reckoning and direct confrontation rather than evasive retreat.