Shloka 57

शक्तिप्रहारः

Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding

Devanagari script

अद्यकर्मकरिष्यामियल्लोकाःसचराचराः ।सदेवाःकथयिष्यन्तियावद्भूमिर्धरिष्यति ।।।।समागम्यसदालोकेयथायुद्धंप्रवर्तितम् ।

Transliteration

adya karma kariṣyāmi yal lokāḥ sacarācarāḥ |

sadevāḥ kathayiṣyanti yāvad bhūmir dhariṣyati ||

samāgamya sadā loke yathā yuddhaṃ pravartitam ||

Translation

Aujourd’hui j’accomplirai un acte tel que tous les mondes—êtres mobiles et immobiles, avec les Devas—le raconteront tant que la terre subsistera : comment, ici, ce combat fut engagé devant l’assemblée du monde.

Word by Word

अद्यtoday

कर्मdeed, act

करिष्यामिI will do

यत्which (deed)

लोकाःworlds

स-चर-अचराःtogether with all moving and unmoving beings

स-देवाःwith the gods

कथयिष्यन्तिwill speak of, will recount

यावत्as long as

भूमिःthe earth

धरिष्यतिwill endure, will remain

समागम्यhaving assembled, having come together

सदाalways

लोकेin the world

यथाhow, in what manner

युद्धम्the battle

प्रवर्तितम्set in motion, carried out

Context

All mobile and immobile beings of all worlds, so also on earth, will be able to see. Theywill talk about this war, collected together in the world, which I will accomplish.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Rāvaṇa

devas (gods)

bhūmi (earth)

FAQs

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

Rāma frames the coming act as a dharmic, world-witnessed deed: righteous action should be accountable to the moral order (including the devas) and worthy of truthful remembrance.

What is the narrative situation?

On the battlefield in Laṅkā, Rāma declares that he will accomplish a decisive act in the duel, one that will be remembered as long as the earth endures.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s resolve and righteous confidence—acting openly, with responsibility before the world, rather than through concealment or deceit.