Shloka 28

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

ततो जहि दुरात्मानमेनं राक्षसमागतम् ॥

Transliteration

tato jahi durātmānam enaṃ rākṣasam āgatam ||

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് വന്നിരിക്കുന്ന ഈ ദുഷ്ടസ്വഭാവിയായ രാക്ഷസനെ വധിക്കൂ.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; adverb (sequence) ‘then/from that’

• जहि: slay
• जहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; parasmaipada

• दुरात्मानम्: the evil-souled one
• दुरात्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; Accusative singular; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘दुष्ट आत्मा यस्य’ (‘evil-souled’)

• एनम्: this (one)
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Accusative singular ‘this (him)’

• राक्षसम्: the rākṣasa (demon)
• राक्षसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; Accusative singular

• आगतम्: come / arrived
• आगतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; agrees with राक्षसम्

Speakers

• Unspecified; instructor/ally urges decisive action after imparting the hṛdaya

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Dharma-protection through force when necessary
• Resolution after instruction
• Combat against rākṣasa

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

When instruction and protection have been granted, hesitation becomes adharma; the verse endorses decisive action against predatory violence (rākṣasa) as a form of righteous defense.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna climax (action directive). Not pancalakṣaṇa material.

What is the esoteric significance?

After receiving the ‘hṛdaya’ (inner core), the seeker can confront the ‘rākṣasa’ (inner/outer obstruction). Slaying symbolizes cutting through fear and delusion with integrated power.