Shloka 36
Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā
Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon
करिष्यत्यश्वमेधं हि सर्वसंभारशोभितम् । तस्य भ्राता महावीरः शत्रुघ्नः परवीरहा
kariṣyatyaśvamedhaṃ hi sarvasaṃbhāraśobhitam | tasya bhrātā mahāvīraḥ śatrughnaḥ paravīrahā
അവൻ എല്ലാ ഒരുക്കങ്ങളാലും ശോഭിക്കുന്ന അശ്വമേധയാഗം തീർച്ചയായും നടത്തും. അവന്റെ സഹോദരൻ മഹാവീരൻ ശത്രുഘ്നൻ—ശത്രുവീരഹന്താവ്—(അവിടെ ഉണ്ടാകും).
Uncertain from single-verse context (likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma narration frame in the Pātālakhaṇḍa).
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: करिष्यत्यश्वमेधम् = करिष्यति + अश्वमेधम्. sarvasaṃbhāraśobhitam is treated as a tatpurusha compound qualifying अश्वमेधम्.
FAQs
The Aśvamedha is a major Vedic royal sacrifice associated with sovereignty and ritual legitimacy, described here as being performed with complete and splendid preparations.
Śatrughna is identified as the (king’s) brother and praised as a “great hero,” characterized as a slayer of enemy warriors (paravīrahā).
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.