Shloka 28

कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः

Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative

Devanagari script

राम उवाच इत्युक्त्वा शरवर्षेण सर्वतः समवाकिरत्‌

Transliteration

rāma uvāca ity uktvā śaravarṣeṇa sarvataḥ samavākirat

Translation

ラーマは言った。そう言い終えるや、四方へ矢の雨を浴びせ、周囲一帯をすっかり覆い尽くした。

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Ktva (absolutive/gerund), Active

• शरवर्षेण: with a shower of arrows
• शरवर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वतः: on all sides; from every direction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• समवाकिरत्: he covered/sprinkled (him/them) completely
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॄ
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, सम्,अव

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and narrative motif that words are followed by responsibility and action; in a martial context, a declaration is immediately matched by decisive effort, reflecting the kṣatriya ideal of resolute execution once a stance is taken.

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking, Rāma (the speaker) unleashes a dense volley of arrows in every direction, effectively blanketing the area with missiles and signaling an intense phase of combat.