Shloka 36

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

करिष्यत्यश्वमेधं हि सर्वसंभारशोभितम् । तस्य भ्राता महावीरः शत्रुघ्नः परवीरहा

Transliteration

kariṣyatyaśvamedhaṃ hi sarvasaṃbhāraśobhitam | tasya bhrātā mahāvīraḥ śatrughnaḥ paravīrahā

Translation

ພຣະອົງຈະປະກອບພິທີຍັດຍາ ອັດສະວະເມດ ຢ່າງແນ່ນອນ ງາມສະຫງ່າດ້ວຍເຄື່ອງບູຊາຄົບຖ້ວນ। ພຣະອະນຸຊາຜູ້ກ້າຫານ ສັດຕຣຸຄນ ຜູ້ປະຫານວີຣະຊົນຂອງສັດຕູ (ຈະຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ)។

Word by Word

• करिष्यति: will perform
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अश्वमेधम्: Aśvamedha sacrifice
• अश्वमेधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व + मेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अश्व-मेध); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद; सर्व-शब्द (all)

• संभार: materials, requisites
• संभार: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समास-पूर्वपद)

• शोभितम्: adorned with all requisites
• शोभितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) ‘शोभित’; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्व-संभार-शोभित); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (अश्वमेधम्)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भ्राता: brother
• भ्राता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महावीरः: great hero
• महावीरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (भ्राता)

• शत्रुघ्नः: Śatrughna
• शत्रुघ्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘enemy-slayer’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy heroes
• परवीरहा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + वीर + हन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पर-वीर-हा = ‘slayer of enemy-heroes’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (शत्रुघ्नः)

Speaker

Uncertain from single-verse context (likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma narration frame in the Pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: करिष्यत्यश्वमेधम् = करिष्यति + अश्वमेधम्. sarvasaṃbhāraśobhitam is treated as a tatpurusha compound qualifying अश्वमेधम्.

Characters & Entities

• Śatrughna
• Aśvamedha

FAQs

What is an Aśvamedha, as referenced in this verse?

The Aśvamedha is a major Vedic royal sacrifice associated with sovereignty and ritual legitimacy, described here as being performed with complete and splendid preparations.

Who is Śatrughna in this verse?

Śatrughna is identified as the (king’s) brother and praised as a “great hero,” characterized as a slayer of enemy warriors (paravīrahā).

What ethical or dharmic theme is implied by this verse?

The verse highlights royal responsibility expressed through sanctioned ritual (yajña) and the protective valor of a kṣatriya, presenting order, legitimacy, and defense as complementary duties.