Shloka 13

त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः

Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka

Devanagari script

सर्वेस्त्रविदुषोवीरास्सर्वेयुद्धविशारदाः ।।।।सर्वेप्रसवरविज्ञानास्सर्वेलब्धवरास्तथा ।

Transliteration

sarve 'straviduṣo vīrāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ | sarve prasavaravijñānāḥ sarve labdhavarās tathā || 6.69.13 ||

Translation

Tous étaient des héros instruits dans l’art des armes ; tous étaient experts en la guerre ; tous connaissaient les rites et la science sacrée ; et tous, de même, avaient obtenu des grâces (boons).

Word by Word

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• astraviduṣaḥ: knowers of weapons
• astraviduṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक) + vidvas (विद्वस्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अस्त्राणि वेत्ति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vīrāḥ: heroes
• vīrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• yuddhaviśāradāḥ: skilled in warfare
• yuddhaviśāradāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + viśārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (युद्धे विशारदाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• prasavaravijñānāḥ: possessing superior knowledge
• prasavaravijñānāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasava (प्रातिपदिक) + vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (whose knowledge is excellent/superior); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• labdhavarāḥ: having obtained boons
• labdhavarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labdha (लभ् धातु + क्त) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (whose boons are obtained/received); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (so also)

Context

All were experts in the use of weapons, all were heroes and skilled in warfare, knowledgeable in scriptures, so also all were blessed with boons.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa’s sons (implied)
• Boon(s) (vara)

FAQs

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

Knowledge, skill, and divine gifts (boons) are ethically neutral; dharma lies in their right use—protecting order rather than empowering injustice.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator continues enumerating the qualifications and advantages of Rāvaṇa’s sons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Competence and learning; implicitly, the responsibility to align learning and power with satya (truth) and dharma.