Shloka 31

खरवधः — The Slaying of Khara

Janasthana Battle Climax

Devanagari script

आनीतस्त्वमिमं देशमुपायेन महर्षिभिः।एषां वधार्थं क्रूराणां रक्षसां पापकर्मणाम्।।।।

Transliteration

ānītas tvam imaṃ deśam upāyena maharṣibhiḥ | eṣāṃ vadhārthaṃ krūrāṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ pāpakarmaṇām ||

Translation

മഹർഷിമാർ ഉപായപൂർവ്വം നിന്നെ ഈ ദേശത്തേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവന്നു—ഈ ക്രൂരരും പാപകർമ്മികളുമായ രാക്ഷസന്മാരെ വധിക്കാനായി.

Word by Word

• ānītaḥ: (you are) brought
• ānītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + nī (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘brought’ (addressed to tvam)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of deśam

• deśam: place/region
• deśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• upāyena: by a means/strategy
• upāyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन; साधन (means)

• maharṣibhiḥ: by the great sages
• maharṣibhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘great sages’

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of these)

• vadha-artham: for the purpose of killing
• vadha-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vadha (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, ‘for the killing’ (purpose)

• krūrāṇām: of the cruel
• krūrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषण of rakṣasām

• rakṣasām: of the demons
• rakṣasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• pāpakarmaṇām: of the evil-doers
• pāpakarmaṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘those whose deeds are sinful’ (qualifying rakṣasām)

Context

You are brought to this place by the great sages who had cleverly devised a plan to kill the cruel sinners, these demons৷৷

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• maharṣis (great sages)
• rākṣasas (demons)

FAQs

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

Protecting the innocent is a dharmic duty; strategy (upāya) is acceptable when used to remove persistent violent threats and restore safety for spiritual life.

What is the narrative situation?

The sages reveal that Rāma’s arrival in the forest region was part of their plan to end the rākṣasa menace.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rakṣaṇa (guardianship): Rāma is portrayed as the rightful protector whose presence enables dharma to flourish.