Valmiki Ramayana 1.30.17: Bala Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 17

सिद्धाश्रम

यज्ञरक्षणम् · Protection of Viśvāmitra’s Sacrifice at Siddhāśrama

Setting: From the forest altar region to the ocean (impact destination)Places named: sāgaraViolent displacement (Maricha hurled away)

Devanagari script

स तेन परमास्त्रेण मानवेन समाहितः ।

संपूर्णं योजनशतं क्षिप्तस्सागरसम्प्लवे ॥१७॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 1.30.17

Transliteration

sa tena paramāstreṇa mānavena samāhitaḥ |

saṃpūrṇaṃ yojanaśataṃ kṣiptaḥ sāgarasamplave ||17||

Translation

वो अस्त्र मारीच के सीने पर लगा। वो इतनी ताकत से गिरा कि सौ योजन दूर समुंदर में जा गिरा।

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Word by Word

• सः: he (Maricha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मारीचः इत्यर्थः
• Role: कर्ता/कर्म-प्रकरणे विषय (Topic)

• तेन: by that
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन
• Role: करण (Instrument/करण)

• परम-अस्त्रेण: by the mighty weapon
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘supreme weapon’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
• Role: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

• मानवेन: (the) Mānava (weapon)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; अस्त्रेण विशेषणम् (name)
• Role: करण (Instrument/करण)

• समाहितः: smitten, overpowered
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘struck/overpowered’ (contextual)
• Role: विशेषण (to सः)

• सम्पूर्णम्: full, complete (in extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (extent)
• Role: विशेषण (to योजनशतम्)

• योजन-शतम्: a hundred yojanas
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical compound: ‘a hundred yojanas’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Extent/measure as object)
• Compound: Dvigu

• क्षिप्तः: was hurled, cast
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सः विशेष्य
• Role: विशेषण/कर्मणि-भाव (Passive result)

• सागर-सम्प्लवे: in the surging sea
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्प्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘in the sea’s surge/flood’); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

Sandhi Notes

• योजन + शतम् → योजनशतम्
• सागर + सम्प्लवे → सागरसम्प्लवे

Context

Smitten by that powerful Manavaastra, Maricha was thrown to a full distance of hundred yojanas into the surging high seas.

The teaching

Adharma meets swift consequence; disproportionate pride collapses before disciplined power aligned with righteousness.

Ethical theme

Karma-phala / deterrence through just force

For your practice

Reflection on the ‘ocean’ as the vastness of reality that swallows ego; cultivating humility after witnessing power and consequence.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Adbhuta (wonder), with Vira (heroism)

Mood

Awe-struck, forceful, sweeping

Themes

• Dharma
• Consequences of adharma
• Divine weaponry
• Itihasa
• Ethics

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Mārīca
• ocean (sāgara)

FAQs

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

Adharma brings swift consequence; the narrative underscores that disruption of sacred duty leads to decisive removal of the threat.

What is the narrative situation?

After being hit, Mārīca is violently propelled far away into the ocean, effectively neutralized from the sacrificial ground.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Efficacy in protection: Rāma’s defense is not symbolic; it is strong enough to secure the yajña’s safety.