Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 23

अस्त्रप्रदानम्

Bestowal of Divine Astras to Rama

Devanagari script

जपतस्तु मुनेस्तस्य विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः।उपतस्थुर्महार्हाणि सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि राघवम्।।।।

Transliteration

japatas tu munes tasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ |

upatasthur mahārhāṇi sarvāṇy astrāṇi rāghavam ||

Translation

Mientras el sabio Viśvāmitra, de gran entendimiento, recitaba sus mantras, todos los venerables astras se manifestaron y quedaron prestos al servicio de Rāghava.

Word by Word

• जपतः: of (him) chanting
• जपतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present participle): जपत्; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय/विरोधबोधक अव्यय

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तस्य: of that (sage)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विश्वामित्रस्य: of Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• धीमतः: of the wise
• धीमतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण

• उपतस्थुः: approached/attended
• उपतस्थुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• महार्हाणि: highly venerable
• महार्हाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (astras)
• अस्त्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• राघवम्: Rāghava (Rama)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

Context

While the sagacious ascetic Viswamitra was muttering the mystic terms of these venerable astras (addressing their respective deities), all these weapons (with their mystic power) attended on Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• astras

FAQs

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

Dharma links power to disciplined speech and truth-bearing mantra: the astras respond not to ego but to rightful invocation within a sacred order.

What is the narrative situation?

Through Viśvāmitra’s mantra-recitation, the astras manifest and become available to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Spiritual competence (tapas/mantra-siddhi) in Viśvāmitra and the rightful receptivity of Rāma.