Shloka 32

युद्धाय रावणस्य निर्याणं तथा उत्पातदर्शनम्

Ravana’s Mobilization for War and the ظهور of Fatal Portents

Devanagari script

ततःप्रजविताश्वेनरथेन स महारथः ।द्वारेणनिर्ययौतेनयत्रतौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।।6.96.32।।

Transliteration

tataḥ prajavitāśvena rathena sa mahārathaḥ |

dvāreṇa niryayau tena yatra tau rāma-lakṣmaṇau ||6.96.32||

Translation

ついでその大車戦士は、きわめて速い馬を繋いだ戦車で門を出て、ラーマとラクシュマナのいる場所へ向かった。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: काल (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• प्रजविताश्वेन: with very swift horses
• प्रजविताश्वेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजवित (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: प्रजविताः अश्वाः यस्य/येन), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• रथेन: by/with the chariot
• रथेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महारथः: great charioteer
• महारथः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वारेण: through the gate
• द्वारेण: करण/अधिकरण (Instrument/Path)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• निर्ययौ: went out
• निर्ययौ: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्+या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक (Masc/Neut), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: देशाधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• रामलक्ष्मणौ: Rama and Lakshmana
• रामलक्ष्मणौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

Context

Then from the mighty chariot yoked to exceedingly swift horses, the mighty charioteer made his exit from the entrance and saw Rama and Lakshmana there.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Chariot

FAQs

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

Dharma in war (yuddha-dharma) culminates in direct accountability: the wrongdoer must face the rightful claimant; narrative movement here points toward moral reckoning.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa exits the city gate in a swift chariot and advances toward Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s steadfast presence is implied; their resolve to uphold Satya and restore Dharma frames the encounter.