Shloka 24

शिवधनुर्न्यासकथा तथा सीतोत्पत्तिविवाहशुल्क-निश्चयः

The Bow of Śiva: Its Deposit, Sītā’s Origin, and the Prowess-Brideprice Vow

Devanagari script

ततो भग्ना नृपतयो हन्यमाना दिशो ययु:।अवीर्या वीर्यसन्दिग्धा स्सामात्या: पापकर्मण:।।1.66.24।।

Transliteration

tato bhagnā nṛpatayo hanyamānā diśo yayuḥ | avīryā vīryasandigdhāḥ sāmātyāḥ pāpakarmaṇaḥ || 1.66.24 ||

Translation

ແລ້ວບັນດາກະສັດເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ—ຜູ້ກະທຳກຳຊົ່ວ—ຖືກຕີພ່າຍ ໃຈແຕກສະລາຍ ແລ້ວພາກັນຫນີໄປທຸກທິດພ້ອມອຳມາດ ຄວາມກ້າຫານກໍອ່ອນລົງ ແລະຍັງສົງໄສໃນວິລະພະລັງຂອງຕົນເອງ។

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• bhagnāḥ: broken/defeated
• bhagnāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhañj (भञ्ज् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with nṛpatayaḥ

• nṛpatayaḥ: kings
• nṛpatayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• hanyamānāḥ: being struck down
• hanyamānāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: han (हन् धातु) + śānac (शानच्)
• Form: Present passive participle (कर्मणि शानच्), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with nṛpatayaḥ

• diśaḥ: to the directions
• diśaḥ: Karma (कर्म) / Gati (गति) with yā-
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yayuḥ: went/fled
• yayuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada

• avīryāḥ: without valor
• avīryāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with nṛpatayaḥ

• vīrya-sandigdhāḥ: doubting their strength
• vīrya-sandigdhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक) + sandigdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with nṛpatayaḥ

• sa-amātyāḥ: with their ministers
• sa-amātyāḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स) + amātya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; "with ministers"; agrees with nṛpatayaḥ

• pāpa-karmaṇaḥ: evil-doing
• pāpa-karmaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; bahuvrīhi: "whose deeds are evil"; agrees with nṛpatayaḥ

Context

"Welcome, O Venerable one! O Irreproachable one! what can I do for you? Worthy of being commanded, I seek your orders.

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Viśvāmitra
• Kings (unnamed)
• Ministers

FAQs

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

Adharma collapses under its own weight: aggression rooted in pride leads to defeat and disgrace, reinforcing that power without righteousness is unstable.

What is the narrative situation?

With divine-backed strength, Janaka’s side routs the besieging kings; they flee with their ministers.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective firmness—defense of the realm is portrayed as legitimate when resisting unjust oppression.