Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 76, Shloka 19

बालकाण्डे षट्सप्ततितमः सर्गः

Rāma Subdues Paraśurāma; the Vaiṣṇava Arrow Is Discharged

Devanagari script

न चेयं मम काकुत्स्थ व्रीडा भवितुमर्हति।त्वया त्रैलोक्यनाथेन यदहं विमुखीकृत:।।।।

Transliteration

na ceyaṁ mama kākutstha vrīḍā bhavitum arhati | tvayā trailokyanāthena yad ahaṁ vimukhīkṛtaḥ ||

Translation

ഹേ കാകുത്സ്ഥ, ഇതുകൊണ്ട് എനിക്ക് ലജ്ജിക്കേണ്ടതില്ല; ത്രിലോകനാഥനായ നീ തന്നെയാണ് എന്നെ പിന്തിരിപ്പിച്ച് കീഴടക്കിയത്.

Word by Word

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काकुत्स्थ: O Kakutstha
• काकुत्स्थ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्रीडा: shame
• व्रीडा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवितुम्: to become
• भवितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive)

• अर्हति: is proper/behooves
• अर्हति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (अर्ह् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यनाथेन: by the lord of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यनाथेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-lokya-nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्रैलोक्यस्य नाथः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: since/that
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative particle: since/that)

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

• विमुखीकृतः: turned away/repulsed
• विमुखीकृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-mukhī-kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

Having witnessed the destruction of those regions earned by him through asceticism, the son of Jamadagni left for the best of mountains Mahendra.

Characters & Entities

• Kākutstha (Rāma)
• Paraśurāma (speaker—implied)
• trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

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

True dharma includes humility: accepting defeat without resentment when it comes from rightful, higher authority, and recognizing the moral order behind events.

What is the narrative situation?

After being checked by Rāma’s superior power, Paraśurāma reframes his defeat as honorable because it is inflicted by the ‘Lord of the three worlds’.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Grace in submission—Paraśurāma shows acceptance and truthful acknowledgment rather than wounded pride.