Shloka 14

अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः

Sarga 29: Rama’s Admonition to Khara and the Shattering of the Mace

Devanagari script

प्रहर त्वं यथाकामं कुरु यत्नं कुलाधम।अद्य ते पातयिष्यामि शिरस्तालफलं यथा।।।।

Transliteration

prahara tvaṃ yathākāmaṃ kuru yatnaṃ kulādhama | adya te pātayiṣyāmi śiras tālaphalaṃ yathā ||

Translation

अरे कुलाधमा! तू तुझ्या इच्छेनुसार प्रहार कर आणि प्रयत्न कर. आज मी तुझे मस्तक ताडाच्या फळाप्रमाणे खाली पाडेन.

Word by Word

• prahara: strike
• prahara: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-hṛ (हृ/हर् धातु; 'to strike')
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yathākāmam: as you like
• yathākāmam: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (yathā + kāmam), क्रियाविशेषणम् (as you wish)

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• yatnam: effort
• yatnam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kulādhama: O disgrace of (your) clan
• kulādhama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula-adhama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kulasya adhamaḥ = 'lowest of the clan')

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/dative target)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; हित/अहित-सम्बन्धे (to you)

• pātayiṣyāmi: I will make (it) fall
• pātayiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) + लृट्-लकार (Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; अर्थः 'I will cause to fall'

• śiraḥ: head
• śiraḥ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tālaphalam: a palm fruit
• tālaphalam: Upamana (उपमान/standard in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāla-phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('palm-tree fruit')

• yathā: like
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/like)

Context

O vile fellow, now you may strike at me as you please. I will make your head fall down like a palm fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Khara

FAQs

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

Firmness in confronting adharma: Rama permits Khara to fight fully, yet asserts decisive punishment for grievous wrongdoing.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama intensifies his challenge immediately before combat escalates, declaring Khara’s imminent defeat.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and resolve: Rama shows fearlessness and unwavering determination to end Khara’s threat.