Shloka 5

त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः

Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka

Devanagari script

त्वयाऽसकृद्विशस्त्रेणविशस्तादेवदानवाः ।स सर्वायुधसम्पन्नोराघवंशास्तुमर्हसि ।।।।

Transliteration

tvayā ’sakṛd viśastreṇa viśastā deva-dānavāḥ |

sa sarvāyudha-sampanno rāghavaṃ śāstum arhasi ||

Translation

Par toi—à maintes reprises—même sans armes, les Devas et les Dānavas furent terrassés ; maintenant, pourvu de toutes les armes, tu es en droit de dompter Rāghava (Rāma).

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun); तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• asakṛt: repeatedly, again and again
• asakṛt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asakṛt (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable); क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• viśastreṇa: with weaponless means / without weapons
• viśastreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival use)

• viśastāḥ: defeated, struck down
• viśastāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-śas (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• deva-dānavāḥ: the Devas and the Dānavas
• deva-dānavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarvāyudha-sampannaḥ: endowed with all weapons
• sarvāyudha-sampannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक) + sampanna (सम्पन्न, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: sarvāṇi āyudhāni yasya/yenāsti); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• rāghavam: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• śāstum: to punish / to subdue
• śāstum: Prayojana/Kriyārtha (क्रियार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śās (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Infinitive, तुमुन्); अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable infinitive)

• arhasi: you are able / you deserve
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Context

"Devas and Danavas have been won over by you, deprived of weapons also. Now endowed with all weapons you will be able to win Raghava."

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dānavas
• Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates how power and past victories can tempt one away from Dharma: confidence becomes hubris when used to justify aggression against the righteous (Rāma).

What is the narrative situation?

Within the Rākṣasa side, someone encourages Rāvaṇa by recalling his past conquests and asserting his ability to defeat Rāma now that he is fully armed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a cautionary trait: garva (pride) and overconfidence, which in the epic often precede downfall when aligned with adharma.