Valmiki Ramayana 1.30.16: Bala Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 16

सिद्धाश्रम

यज्ञरक्षणम् · Protection of Viśvāmitra’s Sacrifice at Siddhāśrama

Setting: At the yajña-vedi in the forest āśrama

Devanagari script

मानवं परमोदारमस्त्रं परमभास्वरम् ।

चिक्षेप परमक्रुद्धो मारीचोरसि राघवः ॥१६॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 1.30.16

Transliteration

mānavaṃ paramodāram astraṃ paramabhāsvaram |

cikṣepa paramakruddho mārīcorasi rāghavaḥ ||16||

Translation

राम बहुत गुस्सा हो गया। उसने एक ताकतवाला अस्त्र उठाया जो चमक रहा था। और उसे मारीच के सीने पर मारा।

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Word by Word

• मानवम्: Mānava (weapon)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अस्त्रम् विशेषयति (name of weapon)
• Role: विशेषण (to अस्त्रम्)

• परम-उदारम्: most excellent, very powerful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + उदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘supremely excellent’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अस्त्रम् विशेषयति
• Role: विशेषण (to अस्त्रम्)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

• अस्त्रम्: weapon, missile
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Object/कर्म)

• परम-भास्वरम्: highly radiant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + भास्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘supremely radiant’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अस्त्रम् विशेषयति
• Role: विशेषण (to अस्त्रम्)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

• चिक्षेप: hurled
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: क्रिया (Verb)

• परम-क्रुद्धः: exceedingly angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्रुध् धातु)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; राघवम् विशेषयति
• Role: विशेषण (to राघवः)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

• मारीच-उरसि: in Maricha's chest
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारीच (प्रातिपदिक) + उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘in Maricha’s chest’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• राघवः: Rama (descendant of Raghu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)

Sandhi Notes

• मारीच + उरसि → मारीचोरसि (o-sandhi)

Context

The inflamed Rama hurled the highly powerful and effulgent Manavaastra on the chest of Maricha.

The teaching

Righteous anger, when yoked to dharma and restraint, becomes protective power rather than cruelty.

Ethical theme

Daṇḍa-nīti / dharma-yuddha

For your practice

Meditation on Rāma’s tejas as inner strength to cut through entrenched negative habits; channeling anger into disciplined corrective action.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Raudra (fury), with Vira (heroism)

Mood

Explosive, radiant, unyielding

Themes

• Dharma
• Just force
• Yajña-protection
• Itihasa
• Ethics

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Mārīca

FAQs

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

The verse presents dharmic enforcement: righteous power is applied precisely against the wrongdoer to stop harm to sacred and communal life.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma launches the Mānava weapon directly at Mārīca, beginning the decisive repulsion of the sacrilege.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Controlled might: even in anger, Rāma’s action is purposeful—aimed at ending adharma rather than indulging cruelty.