Shloka 13

शिवधनुर्दर्शनं—रामेण धनुर्भङ्गश्च

The Showing of Śiva’s Bow and Rama’s Breaking of It

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मर्षेर्वचनाद्रामो यत्र तिष्ठति तद्धनु:।मञ्जूषां तामपावृत्य दृष्ट्वा धनुरथाब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

brahmarṣer vacanād rāmo yatra tiṣṭhati tad dhanuḥ | mañjūṣāṃ tām apāvṛtya dṛṣṭvā dhanur athābravīt || 1.67.13 ||

Translation

តាមព្រះបន្ទូលរបស់ព្រះឥសីព្រហ្ម (Brahmarṣi) ព្រះរាមបានទៅកាន់ទីដែលរក្សាទុកធ្នូ។ ព្រះអង្គបើកប្រអប់នោះ ហើយទតឃើញធ្នូ រួចទើបមានព្រះបន្ទូល។

Word by Word

• brahmarṣeḥ: of the brahmarṣi
• brahmarṣeḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmarṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः ऋषिः)

• vacanāt: from (his) words
• vacanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; ablative ‘from/according to the word’

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• tiṣṭhati: stands/is placed
• tiṣṭhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• dhanuḥ: bow
• dhanuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• mañjūṣām: the box/casket
• mañjūṣām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mañjūṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• apāvṛtya: having opened
• apāvṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: apa + vṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having opened/uncovered’

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• dhanuḥ: the bow
• dhanuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• atha: then
• atha: Kramadyotaka (क्रम-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Sequential particle (अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय)

• abravīt: spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (aorist), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

Context

At the words of the great rishi Viswamitra, Rama opened the casket, beheld the bow and said:

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Viśvāmitra (as Brahmarṣi)
• the bow (Śiva-dhanus / Pināka)

FAQs

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

Reverent action under lawful authority: sacred objects are approached carefully and only after proper instruction.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma reaches the bow’s location, opens its casket, sees it, and prepares to respond.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s composure and respect—he proceeds methodically rather than rashly.