Shloka 7

मारीचप्रलोभनम् / Ravana Solicits Maricha’s Aid

Golden Deer Stratagem

Devanagari script

तेन सञ्जातरोषेण रामेण रणमूर्धनि।अनुक्त्वा परुषं किञ्चिच्छरैर्व्यापारितं धनुः।।।।

Transliteration

tena sañjātarōṣeṇa rāmeṇa raṇamūrdhani | anuktvā paruṣaṃ kiñcit śarair vyāpāritaṃ dhanuḥ ||

Translation

પછી ક્રોધથી પ્રજ્વલિત રામ યુદ્ધના મથાળે, એક પણ કઠોર વચન ન બોલી, બાણોથી ધનુષ્યને કાર્યરત કરી દીધું.

Word by Word

• kharaḥ: Khara
• kharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• nihataḥ: was slain
• nihataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + han (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय

• saṅkhye: in battle
• saṅkhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅkhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; युद्धे (in battle)

• dūṣaṇaḥ: Dushana
• dūṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• nipātitaḥ: was felled / struck down
• nipātitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + pat (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; णिजन्त-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• hataḥ: was killed
• hataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘triśirāḥ’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• triśirāḥ: Trishira
• triśirāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triśiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• api: also
• api: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = ‘also/even’ (particle)

• nirbhayāḥ: fearless / safe
• nirbhayāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘daṇḍakāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• daṇḍakāḥ: the Dandakas / Dandaka (forest-region)
• daṇḍakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; दण्डकारण्यवासी जनाः/प्रदेशः (Dandaka region/forest)

• kṛtāḥ: were made
• kṛtāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘rendered/made’

Context

With his wrath generated, Rama, without even speaking anything, used his bow and the arrows.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bow
• Arrows

FAQs

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

Dharma in action is disciplined force: even in justified anger, Rāma does not indulge in abusive speech; he acts with restraint and purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

At the battlefront, Rāma begins his decisive counterattack against the rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Maryādā (propriety) and self-mastery: controlled speech and focused action, even under provocation.