Shloka 35

मकराक्षवधः

The Slaying of Makarākṣa

Devanagari script

सच्छन्नोनैकथाशूलोदिव्यहाटकमण्डितः ।।।।व्यशीर्यतमहोल्केवरामबाणार्दितोभुवि ।

Transliteration

sacchanno naikathā śūlo divya-hāṭaka-maṇḍitaḥ | vyaśīryata maholkeva rāma-bāṇārdito bhuvi ||

Translation

ラーマの矢に打たれ、天なる黄金で飾られたその槍は幾つにも砕け散り、大きな燃える松明が砕けるように地に落ちた。

Word by Word

• सः: that (pike)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; refers to शूलः

• छिन्नः: cut
• छिन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: chid (छिद्, धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying शूलः

• नैकधा: into many pieces
• नैकधा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na + ekadhā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारवाचक (in many ways/pieces)

• शूलः: the pike
• शूलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दिव्यहाटकमण्डितः: adorned with divine gold
• दिव्यहाटकमण्डितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya + hāṭaka + maṇḍita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दिव्येन हाटकनेन मण्डितः), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying शूलः

• व्यशीर्यत: fell apart / was shattered
• व्यशीर्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śṝ (शॄ, धातु) with vi-
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (वि + शीर्यते)

• महोल्का: a huge meteor/firebrand
• महोल्का: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ulkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महती उल्का), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; upamāna

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparison particle)

• रामबाणार्दितः: struck by Rama's arrows
• रामबाणार्दितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma + bāṇa + ardita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रामस्य बाणैः अर्दितः), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying शूलः

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (भू, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Context

That pike, which was decorated with gold, broke into pieces, and fell down like fire sticks by the many supreme arrows of Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• śūla (pike)

FAQs

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

Dharma is the triumph of disciplined righteousness over violent aggression: destructive intent is stopped before it can harm the innocent.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāma cuts the incoming pike, it breaks into fragments and falls harmlessly to the ground.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composure under threat: Rāma’s steady skill turns danger into harmless debris.