Shloka 2

एकोनचत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Aranyakanda 39): राक्षसस्य रामत्रासवर्णनम् / The Demon’s Account of Rama

Fear

Devanagari script

राक्षसाभ्यामहं द्वाभ्यामनिर्विण्णस्तथा कृतः।सहितो मृगरूपाभ्यां प्रविष्टो दण्डकावनम्।।।।

Transliteration

rākṣasābhyām ahaṃ dvābhyām anirviṇṇas tathā kṛtaḥ |

sahito mṛgarūpābhyāṃ praviṣṭo daṇḍakāvanam ||

Translation

അങ്ങനെ ചെയ്തു മനസ്സിൽ ദൃഢനിശ്ചയം വീണ്ടെടുത്തു, മാൻരൂപം ധരിച്ച രണ്ടു രാക്ഷസന്മാരോടൊപ്പം ഞാൻ ദണ്ഡകാരണ്യത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• राक्षसाभ्याम्: by two demons
• राक्षसाभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr. 3), द्विवचन (dual)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्वाभ्याम्: by two
• द्वाभ्याम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण (to राक्षसाभ्याम्)

• अनिर्विण्णः: unwearied/unworried
• अनिर्विण्णः: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिर्विण्ण (प्रातिपदिक; from √विद्/विन्द्? lexical adj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (to अहम्)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• कृतः: made/turned (so)
• कृतः: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (kta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (अहम्) 'made/turned'

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √सह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (kta) used adjectivally

• मृगरूपाभ्याम्: with two deer-forms
• मृगरूपाभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + रूप (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन; (instrumental of guise)

• प्रविष्टः: entered
• प्रविष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (kta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (अहम्)

• दण्डकावनम्: the Dandaka forest
• दण्डकावनम्: Karma (कर्म) (gati-karman)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डक + वन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

Having done so, I picked up courage and entered Dandaka forest, accompanied by the two other demons in the form of deer .

Characters & Entities

• Marīca
• Rāvaṇa
• Daṇḍakāraṇya (Daṇḍaka forest)
• rākṣasas (two companions)

FAQs

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

The verse implicitly contrasts Dharma and adharma: entering the forest in disguise highlights deception as a chosen method, foreshadowing harmful consequences when truth is abandoned.

What is the narrative situation?

Marīca recounts how he proceeded into Daṇḍaka with two demon companions, all adopting deer-forms—background for the later conflict with Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a narrative trait: calculated resolve used for an unethical purpose, illustrating how determination without Dharma can become dangerous.