Shloka 14

अस्त्रग्रहणं संहारोपदेशश्च

Receiving the Astras and Instruction on Withdrawal

Devanagari script

मानसा: कार्यकालेषु साहाय्यं मे करिष्यथ।गम्यतामिति तानाह यथेष्टं रघुनन्दन:।।1.28.14।।

Transliteration

mānasāḥ kārya-kāleṣu sāhāyyaṁ me kariṣyatha |

gamyatām iti tān āha yatheṣṭaṁ raghunandanaḥ || 1.28.14 ||

Translation

ព្រះរាម ជាព្រះអានន្ទនៃវង្សរាឃុ បានមានព្រះបន្ទូលទៅកាន់ពួកគេថា៖ «ចូរស្ថិតនៅក្នុងចិត្តរបស់យើង; នៅពេលមានកិច្ចការ ចូរជួយយើង។ ឥឡូវនេះ ចូរចាកចេញតាមចិត្តប្រាថ្នារបស់អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នា»។

Word by Word

• mānasāḥ: the mind-born ones (beings)
• mānasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kāryakāleṣu: at times of need
• kāryakāleṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kāryasya kālaḥ)

• sāhāyyam: help, assistance
• sāhāyyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhāyya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• me: to/for me; my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic form

• kariṣyatha: you will do/render
• kariṣyatha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• gamyatām: let (them/you) depart
• gamyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive): "let it be gone/let (you) go"

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yatheṣṭam: as you wish
• yatheṣṭam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial)

• raghunandanaḥ: Raghunandana (Rama)
• raghunandanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (raghoḥ nandanaḥ)

Context

Rama spoke to them (astra devatas) saying, "Reside in my mind and render assistance in times of need. Now you can go according to your will".

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Raghunandana)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is restraint: Rāma does not unleash power casually; he internalizes it (“abide in my mind”) and calls it only when duty requires, modeling ethical control over destructive capability.

What is the narrative situation?

After the astras’ deities offer service, Rāma sets the condition of their availability—mental readiness and assistance only at necessary moments—then permits them to depart.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-mastery and prudence: Rāma demonstrates that true strength lies in disciplined containment and purposeful deployment, not in display.