Shloka 22

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

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Devanagari script

रामश्च हि महातेजा महासत्त्वो महाबलः।।।।अपि राक्षसलोकस्य न भवेदन्तकोऽपि सः।

Transliteration

rāmaś ca hi mahātejā mahāsattvo mahābalaḥ |

api rākṣasalokasya na bhaved antako 'pi saḥ ||

Translation

കാരണം രാമൻ മഹാതേജസ്വിയും മഹാസത്ത്വവാനും മഹാബലവാനുമാണ്; രാക്ഷസലോകത്തിനായി അവൻ അന്തകനായി—മരണരൂപമായി—മാറാതിരിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and/also)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeed)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महत्तेजाः); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषण (of रामः)

• महासत्त्वः: of great might
• महासत्त्वः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषण

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषण

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (even/also)

• राक्षसलोकस्य: of the demon-world
• राक्षसलोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: राक्षसानां लोकः); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपदम्; तृतीयपुरुष; एकवचन

• अन्तकः: death (ender)
• अन्तकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (even)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

Context

Rama is brilliant, powerful and strong. I hope he will not be the god of death for the world of demons.

Characters & Entities

• Marīca
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Antaka (Death-personification)

FAQs

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

Dharma protects the world by restraining adharma; when evil persists, righteous power becomes punitive. The verse urges turning away from wrongdoing to avoid collective ruin.

What is the narrative situation?

Marīca underscores Rāma’s formidable nature and warns that continued provocation could bring annihilation upon the rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sobriety and realism: acknowledging moral causality and the cost of provoking a righteous protector.