Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 10

Śrī Rāmacandra-avatāra — Vow, Exile, Laṅkā-vijaya, and Rāma-rājya

Concise Bhāgavata Account

Devanagari script

सीताकथाश्रवणदीपितहृच्छयेन सृष्टं विलोक्य नृपते दशकन्धरेण । जघ्नेऽद्भ‍ुतैणवपुषाश्रमतोऽपकृष्टो मारीचमाशु विशिखेन यथा कमुग्र: ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

sītā-kathā-śravaṇa-dīpita-hṛc-chayena sṛṣṭaṁ vilokya nṛpate daśa-kandhareṇa jaghne ’dbhutaiṇa-vapuṣāśramato ’pakṛṣṭo mārīcam āśu viśikhena yathā kam ugraḥ

Translation

ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ເມື່ອທົດສະກັນ ໄດ້ຍິນກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມງາມຂອງ ນາງສີດາ, ລາວກໍ່ເກີດຕັນຫາ. ເພື່ອລໍ້ລວງ ພະຣາມ, ລາວໄດ້ສົ່ງ ມານຮ້າຍ ໃນຮູບຮ່າງຂອງ ກວາງຄຳ. ພະຣາມ ໄດ້ໄລ່ຕາມ ແລະ ຂ້າກວາງນັ້ນ ດ້ວຍລູກສອນ, ເໝືອນດັ່ງ ພະສິວະ ຂ້າ ທ້າວທັກສະ.

Synonyms

• sītā-kathā-śravaṇa-dīpita-hṛt-śayena: by (his) heart’s desire inflamed by hearing Sītā’s story
• sītā-kathā-śravaṇa-dīpita-hṛt-śayena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sītā + kathā + śravaṇa + dīpita (√dīp, धातु) + hṛt + śaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; hetau/instrumental: “by/with (caused by)”; samāsa: sītāyāḥ kathāyāḥ śravaṇena dīpitaḥ hṛcchayaḥ yasya tena

• sṛṣṭam: sent forth / released
• sṛṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sṛṣṭa (√sṛj, धातु)
• Form: Napुṁsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; kta-participle used as object-qualifier

• vilokya: having seen
• vilokya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√lok (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (त्वान्त/ल्यप्), “having seen”

• nṛpate: O king
• nṛpate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• daśa-kandhareṇa: by Daśakandhara (Rāvaṇa)
• daśa-kandhareṇa: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa + kandhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; samāsa: daśa kandharāḥ yasya (name: Rāvaṇa)

• jaghne: (he) struck/killed
• jaghne: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (Imperfect/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• adbhuta-eṇa-vapuṣā: with a wondrous deer-like body (form)
• adbhuta-eṇa-vapuṣā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adbhuta + eṇa + vapuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; samāsa: adbhutaḥ eṇaḥ (mṛgaḥ) iva vapuḥ yasya (golden-deer form)

• āśramataḥ: from the hermitage
• āśramataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; ablative: “from the hermitage”

• apakṛṣṭaḥ: having been drawn away
• apakṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apa-√kṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; kta-participle: “drawn away” (predicate to mārīcaḥ implied)

• mārīcam: Mārīca
• mārīcam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• viśikhena: with an arrow
• viśikhena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśikha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrument: “with an arrow”

• yathā: as/like
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upamā/ तुलनार्थक अव्यय

• kam: someone/any (person)
• kam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; interrogative pronoun used as indefinite “someone/any” in simile

• ugraḥ: a fierce (one)
• ugraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ugra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; subject of implied comparison

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa (Daśakandhara)
• Śrī Rāma
• Mārīca

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Ravana’s desire for Sita?

This verse states that by hearing about Sītā, Rāvaṇa’s heart became inflamed with lust, and driven by that desire he engineered the deceptive plan involving the wondrous deer.

Why did Rama shoot Maricha in the form of a deer?

Rāvaṇa used Mārīca’s supernatural deer-form to lure Rāma away from the hermitage; understanding the deception, Rāma swiftly struck Mārīca with an arrow.

Practical application: what lesson does this shloka give for modern life?

It highlights how uncontrolled hearing and contemplation can inflame desire and lead to harmful schemes; disciplined senses and discernment protect one from deception and downfall.