Shloka 25

शुकसारण-चारप्रवेशः

Suka and Sāraṇa’s Espionage and Release

Devanagari script

क्रोधंभीममहंमोक्ष्येससैन्येत्वयिरावण: ।श्वःकाल्येवज्रवान्वज्रंदानवेष्विववासवः ।।।।

Transliteration

krodhaṃ bhīmam ahaṃ mokṣye sasainye tvayi rāvaṇaḥ | śvaḥkālye vajravān vajraṃ dānaveṣv iva vāsavaḥ ||

Translation

ໂອ ຣາວະນະ, ພົ້ນມື້ອື່ນຍາມອາລຸນ ຂ້າຈະປ່ອຍຄວາມໂກດອັນນ່າຢ້ານຂອງຂ້າ ໃສ່ເຈົ້າແລະກອງທັບຂອງເຈົ້າ ດັ່ງວາສະວະ (ອິນທຣາ) ຜູ້ຖືວັຊຣະ ເຄີຍຂວ້າງວັຊຣະໃສ່ພວກດານະວະ.

Word by Word

• krodham: anger
• krodham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• bhīmam: terrible
• bhīmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies krodham

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st), Singular

• mokṣye: will unleash
• mokṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada; 'I shall release/let loose'

• sa-sainye: (when you are) with your army
• sa-sainye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स) + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; 'in/against (you) together with (your) army' (ससैन्ये)

• tvayi: upon you / in your case
• tvayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Locative (7th), Singular

• rāvaṇaḥ: Ravana
• rāvaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; vocative sense possible in context, but form is nominative

• śvaḥ: tomorrow
• śvaḥ: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śvaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Time adverb

• kālye: at dawn
• kālye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• vajravān: thunderbolt-wielding
• vajravān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'possessing the thunderbolt'

• vajram: thunderbolt
• vajram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• dānaveṣu: among the Danavas
• dānaveṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• iva: like
• iva: Upamāna-dyotaka (उपमान-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमा-वाचक)

• vāsavaḥ: Vasava (Indra)
• vāsavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; Indra

Context

"Tomorrow at the dawn of the day I will release my dreadful anger on Ravana and even on Rakshasas just as the thunderbolt of Indra was released on Rakshasas."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Indra (Vāsava)
• Vajra (thunderbolt)
• Dānavas
• Rākṣasa army (implied)

FAQs

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

Righteous anger is not mere rage but moral force directed against adharma; it is framed as corrective justice, not cruelty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma issues a final, emphatic warning to Rāvaṇa through the envoys, likening the coming strike to Indra’s thunderbolt against demonic forces.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (valor) joined with moral clarity—Rāma’s power is presented as lawful and purposeful.