Shloka 27

रामरावणयोर्युद्धवैषम्यं तथा रावणशिरश्छेदनम्

Rama–Ravana Duel Intensifies; Ravana’s Heads Severed and Reappear

Devanagari script

तस्यैवसदृशंचान्यद्रावणस्योत्थितंशिरः ।तत्क्षिप्तंक्षिप्रहस्तेनरामेणक्षिप्रकारिणा ।।।।

Transliteration

tasyaiva sadṛśaṃ cānyad rāvaṇasyotthitaṃ śiraḥ | tat kṣiptaṃ kṣipra-hastena rāmeṇa kṣipra-kāriṇā ||

Translation

Otra cabeza, exactamente igual a la anterior, surgió de nuevo sobre Ravana; pero Rama, de manos veloces y rápido en la acción, la derribó de inmediato.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'of him/that'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (indeed/just)

• सदृशम्: similar
• सदृशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अन्यत् इति विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: None (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction 'and')

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'another (thing)'

• रावणस्य: of Ravana
• रावणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्थितम्: arose
• उत्थितम्: Kriya-visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'arisen/risen up'

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अन्यत् (किं?)—शिरः

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक

• क्षिप्तम्: was thrown
• क्षिप्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣip (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'thrown/cast'

• क्षिप्रहस्तेन: by the swift-handed
• क्षिप्रहस्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣipra + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'quick-handed' (instrumental: by the quick hand/quick-handed one)

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (कर्ता in passive), एकवचन; 'by Rama'

• क्षिप्रकारिणा: quick-acting
• क्षिप्रकारिणा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣipra + kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'क्षिप्रं करोति इति' (one who acts quickly); रामेण इति विशेषणम्

Context

A similar looking head arose on Ravana's head. Rama, endowed with a quick hand, cut off by his hand the other head.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma requires persistence: when wrongdoing reappears in new forms, the defender of righteousness must respond with clarity and steadiness.

What is the narrative situation?

After one head is cut off, another similar head rises on Rāvaṇa, and Rāma immediately strikes it down.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Promptness and vigilance—Rāma’s swift, controlled efficiency in confronting recurring threats.