Shloka 10

दनु-शापकथा तथा सीताहरण-प्रश्नः

Danu’s Curse Narrative and Rama’s Inquiry about Sita

Devanagari script

तस्य बाहुप्रयुक्तेन वज्रेण शतपर्वणा।।3.71.10।।सक्थिनी चैव मूर्धा च शरीरे सम्प्रवेशितम्।

Transliteration

tasya bāhuprayuktena vajreṇa śataparvaṇā || 3.71.10 ||

sakthinī caiva mūrdhā ca śarīre sampraveśitam |

Translation

അവന്റെ ഭുജത്തിൽ നിന്നു പ്രയോഗിക്കപ്പെട്ട ശതപർവ്വമുള്ള വജ്രത്താൽ എന്റെ തുടകളും തലയും പോലും അമർന്നു ശരീരത്തിനുള്ളിൽ കുത്തിനുഴഞ്ഞുപോയി.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• बाहु-प्रयुक्तेन: deployed by (his) arm
• बाहु-प्रयुक्तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √युज् with प्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः: ‘बाहुना प्रयुक्तः’ (deployed by the arm)

• वज्रेण: with the thunderbolt
• वज्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• शत-पर्वणा: having a hundred joints
• शत-पर्वणा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः: ‘शतं पर्वाणि यस्य’ (having a hundred joints)

• सक्थिनी: the two thighs/legs
• सक्थिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपातः

• मूर्धा: head
• मूर्धा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• शरीरे: in the body
• शरीरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचनम्

• सम्प्रवेशितम्: entered/was driven in
• सम्प्रवेशितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘was made to enter/entered’

Context

The thunderbolt having a hundred nodes deployed by Indra pierced my thighs and my head.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Shakra)
• vajra (thunderbolt weapon)
• Kabandha
• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma includes accountability: harmful actions invite consequences, and even great power (Indra’s vajra) functions as an instrument to restore moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha describes how Indra’s thunderbolt deformed him, explaining the origin of his terrifying body.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The upholding of cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) through rightful chastisement—punishment is portrayed as corrective rather than arbitrary.