Shloka 16

रावणक्रोधः—रामस्य परुषवाक्यम्

Ravana’s Fury and Rama’s Harsh Admonition

Devanagari script

उत्सेकानाभिपन्नस्यगर्हितस्याहितस्य च ।कर्मणःप्राप्नुहीदानांतस्याद्यसुमहत्फलम् ।।।।

Transliteration

utsekānābhipannasya garhitasya ahitasya ca |

karmaṇaḥ prāpnuhī dānīṃ tasyādya sumahat phalam ||

Translation

അഹങ്കാരത്തിൽ മദിച്ചവനേ, നിന്ദ്യവും ഹിതവിരുദ്ധവും ആയ കർമ്മം ചെയ്തവനേ! ഇപ്പോൾ, ഇന്നുതന്നെ, ആ കർമ്മത്തിന്റെ അതിമഹത്തായ ഫലം പ്രാപിക്ക.

Word by Word

• उत्सेकान्: prides / arrogances
• उत्सेकान्: Karma (कर्म; object with implied ‘having (these)’/qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utsekā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘उत्सेक’ = गर्व (pride)

• अभिपन्नस्य: of one overcome / possessed
• अभिपन्नस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhipanna (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण कर्मणः

• गर्हितस्य: of the blameworthy
• गर्हितस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garhita (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण कर्मणः

• अहितस्य: of the harmful
• अहितस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण कर्मणः

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

• कर्मणः: of (that) deed
• कर्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; ‘of the deed’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्राप्नुहि: attain / receive
• प्राप्नुहि: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kāla (काल/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla (काल/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Karma (कर्म; qualifier of फलम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सुष्ठु महत्; विशेषण फलम्

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म/object of प्राप्नुहि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Context

"You will attain the great result of your hurtful action, overpowered by pride and vanity today."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Karma bears fruit: harmful, pride-driven actions lead to proportionate consequences. Dharma is portrayed as moral causality—justice unfolding through results.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma announces that the battle will deliver the due consequence for Rāvaṇa’s wrongdoing.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Commitment to justice (daṇḍa aligned with Dharma) and accountability is emphasized.