Shloka 14

रामरावणयोर्युद्धवैषम्यं तथा रावणशिरश्छेदनम्

Rama–Ravana Duel Intensifies; Ravana’s Heads Severed and Reappear

Devanagari script

विंशतिंत्रिंशतिंषष्टिंशतशोऽथसहस्रशः ।।।।मुमोचराघवोवीरस्सायकान्स्यन्दनेरिपोः ।

Transliteration

viṃśatiṃ triṃśatiṃ ṣaṣṭiṃ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ |

mumoca rāghavo vīraḥ sāyakān syandane ripोḥ ||

Translation

Lalu Rāghava sang pahlawan melepaskan anak panah ke kereta musuh: dua puluh, tiga puluh, enam puluh—kemudian ratusan dan ribuan jumlahnya.

Word by Word

• viṃśatim: twenty (at a time)
• viṃśatim: Parimāṇa (परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṃśati (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (numeral), Accusative, Singular; used adverbially ‘(by) twenties’

• triṃśatim: thirty (at a time)
• triṃśatim: Parimāṇa (परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triṃśat (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (numeral), Accusative, Singular; adverbial count

• ṣaṣṭim: sixty (at a time)
• ṣaṣṭim: Parimāṇa (परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (numeral), Accusative, Singular; adverbial count

• śataśaḥ: by hundreds
• śataśaḥ: Parimāṇa (परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śataśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Distributive adverb (विभक्त्यर्थ-अव्यय): ‘by hundreds’

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla-sambandha (काल-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अनन्तर/प्रस्ताव) ‘then/and then’

• sahasraśaḥ: by thousands
• sahasraśaḥ: Parimāṇa (परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasraśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Distributive adverb: ‘by thousands’

• mumoca: released
• mumoca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vīraḥ: hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to rāghavaḥ

• sāyakān: shafts/arrows
• sāyakān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• syandane: on/into the chariot
• syandane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: syandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ripoḥ: of the enemy
• ripoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Context

Enraged Ravana, the king of Rakshasas, also in return, retaliated with maces and mallets.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Rāvaṇa (enemy implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes decisive action against adharma: restraint is not weakness; when protection is required, righteous force may be applied firmly and effectively.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma overwhelms the opponent’s position with massive volleys of arrows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Valor joined with purpose—strength employed in service of justice rather than personal rage.