Shloka 66

अतिकायवधः

The Slaying of Atikāya

Devanagari script

तोऽतिकायःकुपितश्चापमारोप्यसायकम् ।।।।लक्ष्मणायप्रचिक्षेपसङ्क्षिपन्निवचाम्बरम् ।

Transliteration

to ’tikāyaḥ kupitaś cāpam āropya sāyakam | lakṣmaṇāya pracikṣepa saṅkṣipann iva cāmbaram ||

Translation

Entonces Atikāya, enfurecido, encajó la flecha en su arco y la arrojó contra Lakṣmaṇa, como si hendiera el mismo cielo.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya

• atikāyaḥ: Atikāya
• atikāyaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atikāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• kupitaḥ: enraged
• kupitaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kupita (कृदन्त, क्त from √kup)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; predicate adjective of atikāyaḥ

• cāpam: bow
• cāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• āropya: having fixed (it)
• āropya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्): "having mounted/fixed (on)"

• sāyakam: arrow
• sāyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; object of āropya (what was fixed)

• lakṣmaṇāya: towards/for Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī (चतुर्थी/dative) Ekavacana

• pracikṣepa: hurled/shot
• pracikṣepa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (aorist), Prathama-puruṣa Ekavacana, parasmaipada

• saṅkṣipan: as if covering
• saṅkṣipan: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-present active participle (शतृ), Puṃliṅga Prathamā Ekavacana; agreeing with atikāyaḥ; "as if compressing/covering"

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya (उपमा-अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• ambaram: sky
• ambaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; object of implied "covering" with saṅkṣipan

Context

Then enraged Atikaya, fixing his arrow to the bow as if discharging it in the sky directed at Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Atikāya
• Lakṣmaṇa
• bow
• arrow
• sky (ambara)

FAQs

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

Uncontrolled anger drives rash action; Dharma in combat requires discipline, not krodha-led aggression.

What is the narrative situation?

Atikāya initiates the exchange of missiles by firing a powerful arrow at Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse chiefly depicts Atikāya’s wrathful impetus; by implication it contrasts with the ideal of controlled, duty-bound warfare.