Shloka 24

Virādha-saṃvādaḥ — Encounter with Virādha in the Daṇḍakāraṇya

Aranya Kanda, Sarga 2

Devanagari script

शरेण निहतस्याद्य मया क्रुद्धेन रक्षसः।विराधस्य गतासोर्हि मही पास्यति शोणितम्।।।।

Transliteration

śareṇa nihatasyādya mayā kruddhena rakṣasaḥ |

virādhasya gatāsor hi mahī pāsyati śoṇitam ||3.2.24||

Translation

今日、怒りに燃える我が矢に射抜かれ、羅刹ヴィラーダは命尽きて、その血を大地に飲ませるであろう。

Word by Word

• śareṇa: by an arrow
• śareṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• nihatasya: of the killed
• nihatasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + √han (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of the slain’

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• kruddhena: by (me) enraged
• kruddhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kruddha (प्रातिपदिक; √krudh-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (mayā)

• rakṣasaḥ: of the demon
• rakṣasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• virādhasya: of Virādha
• virādhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• gatāsoḥ: of the lifeless one
• gatāsoḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata + asu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (गताः असवः यस्य = lifeless)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• mahī: the earth
• mahī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pāsyati: will drink
• pāsyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śoṇitam: blood
• śoṇitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoṇita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

The earth will drink the blood of Viradha with his life gone, slain by my angry arrow.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Virādha
• Earth (mahī)

FAQs

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

Kṣātra-dharma (warrior duty): force is justified when used to stop adharma—here, to protect Sītā and punish violent wrongdoing.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakshmana, enraged by Sita’s abduction, declares his intent to kill Viradha immediately.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and protective resolve: Lakshmana channels anger into decisive action for justice.