Shloka 19

जम्बुमालिवधः

The Slaying of Jambumali

Devanagari script

जम्बुमालिं च निहतं किङ्करांश्च महाबलान्।चुक्रोध रावणश्शुत्वा कोपसंरक्तलोचनः।।।।

Transliteration

jambumāliṃ ca nihataṃ kiṅkarāṃś ca mahābalān | cukrodha rāvaṇaḥ śrutvā kopasaṃrakta-locanaḥ ||

Translation

ജംബുമാലി വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടതും മഹാബലന്മാരായ കിങ്കരന്മാർ നശിച്ചതും കേട്ടപ്പോൾ രാവണൻ ക്രോധത്തിൽ ജ്വലിച്ചു; രോഷം കൊണ്ട് അവന്റെ കണ്ണുകൾ ചുവന്നു.

Word by Word

• जम्बुमालिम्: Jambumālī
• जम्बुमालिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) of श्रुत्वा
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बुमालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

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

• निहतम्: slain
• निहतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु) → निहत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of जम्बुमालिम्

• किङ्करान्: servants (kinkaras)
• किङ्करान्: Karma (कर्म/Object) of श्रुत्वा (co-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय

• महाबलान्: mighty
• महाबलान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of किङ्करान्

• चुक्रोध: became enraged
• चुक्रोध: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• कोप-संरक्त-लोचनः: with eyes reddened by anger
• कोप-संरक्त-लोचनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + संरक्त (सम्+रञ्ज् धातु → क्त) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (whose eyes are reddened with anger); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of रावणः

Context

Ravana's eyes became blood-shot in anger when he heard about the death of Jambumali and of the strong army of kinkaras.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Jāmbumālin
• Kiṅkaras

FAQs

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

Unrestrained anger clouds judgment and pushes leaders toward escalation; dharma calls for discernment (viveka), especially after loss.

What is the narrative situation?

News reaches Rāvaṇa that Hanumān has killed Jāmbumālin and also defeated the Kiṅkara forces.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negatively, the lack of self-control in Rāvaṇa—his rage-driven reaction contrasts with dhārmic restraint.