Shloka 22

सुपर्णागमनम्

Garuda’s Arrival and the Release from the Serpent-Arrow Bond

Devanagari script

नरुजापीडितावेतावुभौराघवलक्ष्मणौ ।त्यक्त्वामोहंवधिष्येतेसगणंरावणंरणे ।।6.50.22।।

Transliteration

na rujāpīḍitāv etāv ubhau rāghavalakṣmaṇau |

tyaktvā mohaṃ vadhiṣyete sagaṇaṃ rāvaṇaṃ raṇe || 6.50.22 ||

Translation

രാഘവനും ലക്ഷ്മണനും—ഈ ഇരുവരും വേദനയാൽ യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ കീഴടങ്ങിയിട്ടില്ല. മോഹം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് അവർ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ സൈന്യസഹിതം രാവണനെ വധിക്കും.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• रुजा-पीडितौ: pained/wounded
• रुजा-पीडितौ: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुज्/रुजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पीडित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (rujayā pīḍitau), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘afflicted by pain’

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, द्विवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• राघव-लक्ष्मणौ: Rama and Lakshmana
• राघव-लक्ष्मणौ: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having cast off
• त्यक्त्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having abandoned’

• मोहम्: delusion/unconsciousness
• मोहम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वधिष्येते: will kill
• वधिष्येते: क्रिया (Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘they two will kill’

• स-गणम्: with his forces
• स-गणम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/‘with’) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (gaṇena saha), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘together with (his) retinue/army’

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

Context

Thus, consoling and pacifying, the Rakshasa, Vibheeshana in that manner, Sugriva turned to his uncle Sushena and spoke.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is resilient commitment to righteous struggle: temporary collapse does not negate the duty to rise and complete the just task.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva counters Vibhīṣaṇa’s despair by asserting that the brothers will recover consciousness and defeat Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugrīva’s dhairya (steadfastness) and his ability to inspire confidence in dharmic victory.