Shloka 22

Devanagari script

स्थूलाक्षस्याक्षिणी तीक्ष्णैः पूरयामास सायकैः।दूषणस्यानुगान्पञ्चसहस्रान्कुपितः क्षणात्।।।।बाणौघैः पञ्चसाहस्रैरनयद्यमसादनम्।

Transliteration

sthūlākṣasyākṣiṇī tīkṣṇaiḥ pūrayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ |

dūṣaṇasyānugān pañca-sahasrān kupitaḥ kṣaṇāt ||

bāṇaughaiḥ pañca-sāhasrair anayat yama-sādanam ||

Translation

彼は鋭い矢でスートゥーラークシャの両眼を射抜いた。さらに義なる憤りが一瞬に燃え上がり、ドゥーシャナの従者五千を矢の奔流で討ち、ヤマの住処へと送り去った。

Word by Word

• दूषणम्: Dūṣaṇa
• दूषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निहतम्: slain
• निहतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दूषणम्)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• पदानुगान्: followers
• पदानुगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद+अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः पदम् अनुगच्छन्ति ये (तत्पुरुष)

• व्यादिदेश: commanded, ordered
• व्यादिदेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+आ+दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• खरः: Khara
• खरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (खरः)

• सेनाध्यक्षान्: army commanders
• सेनाध्यक्षान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना+अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः सेनायाः अध्यक्षाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• महाबलान्: very strong
• महाबलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः महत् बलम् येषाम् (कर्मधारय); विशेषणम् (सेनाध्यक्षान्)

Context

Seeing Dusana and his followers killed, enraged Khara commanded his extremely strong army chiefs this way:

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sthulaksha (Sthūlākṣa)
• Dusana (Dūṣaṇa)
• Yama

FAQs

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

Dharma is protective justice: force is used decisively to end ongoing violent threat, not for cruelty, restoring safety in the forest.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma continues the battle, disables Sthūlākṣa, and annihilates Dūṣaṇa’s large contingent swiftly with arrow volleys.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Martial competence joined with purposeful resolve—swift action to prevent further harm.