Shloka 9

मारीचप्रलोभनम् / Ravana Solicits Maricha’s Aid

Golden Deer Stratagem

Devanagari script

खरश्च निहतस्सङ्ख्ये दूषणश्च निपातितः।हतश्च त्रिशिराश्चापि निर्भया दण्डकाः कृताः।।।।

Transliteration

kharaś ca nihataḥ saṅkhye dūṣaṇaś ca nipātitaḥ | hataś ca triśirāś cāpi nirbhayā daṇḍakāḥ kṛtāḥ ||

Translation

യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ഖരനും നിഹതനായി, ദൂഷണനും വീണു; ത്രിശിരസ്സും കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു—അങ്ങനെ ദണ്ഡകവനവാസികൾ നിർഭയരായി.

Word by Word

• खरः: Khara
• खरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निहतः: was slain
• निहतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सङ्ख्ये: in battle
• सङ्ख्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem.), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular)

• दूषणः: Dūṣaṇa
• दूषणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निपातितः: was struck down
• निपातितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हतः: was killed
• हतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्रिशिराः: Triśiras
• त्रिशिराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम/Proper noun; form with visarga-less stem)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-निपात (particle: even/also)

• निर्भयाः: fearless, safe
• निर्भयाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (qualifies दण्डकाः)

• दण्डकाः: the Dandaka (forest-region/people of Dandaka)
• दण्डकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कृताः: were made/rendered
• कृताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense: 'were made')

Context

Khara, Dusana and Trisira were killed in war.The residents of Dandaka forest are rendered safe and fearless.

Characters & Entities

• Khara
• Dūṣaṇa
• Triśiras
• Daṇḍaka (forest/region)

FAQs

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

Righteous force is justified when it removes terror and restores safety; dharma here is the re-establishment of fearlessness for the innocent.

What is the narrative situation?

The verse lists the principal rākṣasa leaders defeated by Rāma and the resulting peace in the Dandaka region.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective kingship in action: the hero’s duty is measured by the security it brings to society.