Shloka 36

मकराक्षवधः

The Slaying of Makarākṣa

Devanagari script

च्छूलंनिहतंदृष्टवारामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ।।।।साधुसावधितिभूतानिव्याहरन्तिनभोगताः ।

Transliteration

śūlaṁ nihataṁ dṛṣṭvā rāmeṇākliṣṭa-karmaṇā | sādhu sādhv iti bhūtāni vyāharanti nabho-gatāḥ ||

Translation

疲れを知らぬ働きのラーマが槍を滅したのを見て、天空の諸存在は称えて叫んだ。「サードゥ、サードゥ（善哉、善哉）！」

Word by Word

• शूलम्: the pike
• शूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• निहतम्: destroyed
• निहतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni + han (हन्, धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying शूलम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having seen)

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; agent-instrument in passive sense

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा: by the unwearied-in-action one
• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + kliṣṭa + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (अक्लिष्टं कर्म यस्य), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; epithet of राम

• साधु: well done
• साधु: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (interjection), प्रशंसावाचक

• साधु: well done
• साधु: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (interjection), पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• व्याहरन्ति: utter/praise
• व्याहरन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ā + hṛ (हृ, धातु) / vyāhṛ (व्याहृ)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• नभोगताः: sky-dwellers
• नभोगताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas + gata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नभसि गताः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; qualifying/identifying speakers

Context

Seeing the unwearied action of Raghava in destroying the pike, the beings in the sky praised him saying," well done, well done."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• śūla (pike)

FAQs

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

Righteous action earns moral recognition: dharmic courage and restraint are affirmed by impartial witnesses (the celestial beings), reinforcing Satya—truthful discernment of merit.

What is the narrative situation?

After the weapon is neutralized, heavenly beings publicly applaud Rāma’s feat.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Akliṣṭa-karma (untiring resolve): sustained effort in service of duty.