Shloka 33

उत्पातदर्शनं खरसैन्यसमागमश्च

Omens of calamity and the approach of Khara’s army

Devanagari script

वितत्य च धनुर्भीमं तूण्याश्चोद्धृत्य सायकान्।क्रोधमाहारयत्तीव्रं वधार्थं सर्वरक्षसाम्।।।।

Transliteration

vitatya ca dhanur bhīmaṃ tūṇyāś coddhṛtya sāyakān | krodham āhārayat tīvrāṃ vadhārthaṃ sarvarakṣasām ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹം ഭീകരമായ ധനുസ്സു വലിച്ചു കെട്ടി, തൂണിയിൽ നിന്നു ശരം എടുത്തു, സർവ്വരാക്ഷസന്മാരുടെ വധാർത്ഥം തീക്ഷ്ണക്രോധം ധരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• duṣprekṣyaḥ: hard to behold
• duṣprekṣyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dus + prekṣya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √īkṣ/prekṣ)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त भावे), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'difficult to look at'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kruddhaḥ: angry
• kruddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krudh (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'angered'

• yugānta-agniḥ: end-of-age fire
• yugānta-agniḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugānta (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'युगान्ते अग्निः' = fire at the end of an age

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-सूचक (comparative particle)

• jvalan: blazing
• jvalan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jval (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'burning, blazing'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); 'having seen'

• tejasā: with radiance
• tejasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• āviṣṭam: filled, possessed
• āviṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-viś (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म-विशेषण), एकवचन; 'possessed/filled'

• prādravan: ran away
• prādravan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-dru (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; 'ran away'

• vana-devatāḥ: forest deities
• vana-devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'वनस्य देवताः' = forest deities

Context

Rama stretched the formidable bow and lifted the arrows from his quiver to kill the demons and assumed intense anger.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• dhanuḥ (bow)
• sāyaka (arrows)
• rākṣasāḥ (demons)

FAQs

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

Dharma permits force when it is protective and restorative—anger is disciplined into righteous action against those who violate moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama arms himself and mentally commits to battle as the rākṣasa forces close in.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective righteousness (rakṣā-dharma) and controlled power—Rama’s readiness to punish wrongdoing.