Shloka 62

शक्तिप्रहारः

Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding

Devanagari script

तयोर्ज्यातलनिर्घोषारामरावणयोर्महान् ।।।।त्रासनःसर्वभूतानांबभूवाद्भुतदर्शनः ।

Transliteration

tayor jyātalanirghoṣo rāmarāvaṇayor mahān |

trāsanaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ babhūvād bhutadārśanaḥ ||

Translation

രാമ-രാവണരുടെ വില്ലുകളുടെ ഞാണിന്റെ മഹത്തായ ടങ്കാരവും ഇടിച്ചുമുറിയുന്ന ഘോഷവും ഉയർന്നു; അത് സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങൾക്കും ഭീതിജനകവും ദർശിക്കാൻ അത്ഭുതകരവും ആയിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Gen. 6), द्विवचन (du.); सर्वनाम

• ज्या-तल-निर्घोषः: the loud twang of the bowstring
• ज्या-तल-निर्घोषः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमाससमूह: 'ज्यायाः तलस्य निर्घोषः' = twang/sound of the bowstring (on the bow); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• राम-रावणयोः: of Rama and Ravana
• राम-रावणयोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (itaretara); षष्ठी (Gen. 6), द्विवचन (du.)

• महान्: great
• महान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); निर्घोषः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• त्रासनः: terrifying
• त्रासनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); निर्घोषः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सर्व-भूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्व-भूतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: 'सर्वाणि भूतानि' = all beings; षष्ठी (Gen. 6), बहुवचन (pl.)

• बभूव: became, was
• बभूव: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (sg.)

• अद्भुत-दर्शनः: astonishing to behold
• अद्भुत-दर्शनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: 'अद्भुतं दर्शनं यस्य' = whose appearance/sight is wondrous; पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); निर्घोषः इत्यस्य विशेषण

Context

Broken as under and scattered arrows with flaming tips of both Rama and Ravana fell from the sky to earth (as if filling space).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• sarva-bhūta (all beings)
• kārmuka (bow, implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma operates under cosmic observation: the struggle of great figures affects and alarms all beings, underscoring the moral weight of leadership and combat.

What is the narrative situation?

The duel reaches a pitch where even the sound of their bows becomes a battlefield phenomenon, inspiring fear and wonder.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Heroic stature (vīrya) framed by accountability—power so great it must be aligned with dharma.