Shloka 31
विराधवधः
The Slaying (Burial) of Viradha
Devanagari script
तदेव रामेण निशम्य भाषितं कृता मतिस्तस्य बिलप्रवेशने।बिलं च रामेणातिबलेन रक्षसा प्रवेश्यमानेन वनं विनादितम्।।।।
Transliteration
tad eva rāmeṇa niśamya bhāṣitaṃ kṛtā matis tasya bila-praveśane | bilaṃ ca rāmeṇātibalena rakṣasā praveśyamānena vanaṃ vināditam ||
Translation
तेच शब्द ऐकून रामाने त्याला बिळात घालण्याचा निश्चय केला। अतिबलवान राक्षसाला राम जेव्हा बलपूर्वक त्या बिळात ढकलत होते, तेव्हा त्याच्या आर्त किंकाळ्यांनी वन दुमदुमून गेले॥
Word by Word
tatthat
tat:
Karma/Viṣaya (object/topic of hearing)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम (pronoun); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter); प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative, 1); एकवचनम् (singular)
evaindeed/just
eva:
Sambandha (emphatic modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle/emphasis)
rāmeṇaby Rama
rāmeṇa:
Kartṛ (agent of niśamya)
TypeNoun
Rootrāma (राम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine); तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental, 3); एकवचनम् (singular)
niśamyahaving heard
niśamya:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverbial: having heard)
TypeVerb
Rootni-√śam (शम् धातु) + ल्यप् (ktvā/absolutive sense)
Formक्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)
bhāṣitamspoken words / what was said
bhāṣitam:
Karma/Viṣaya (that which was spoken)
TypeVerb
Root√bhāṣ (भाष् धातु) + क्त (past passive participle)
Formकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
kṛtāmade/formed (resolved)
kṛtā:
Viśeṣaṇa (predicate adjective to matis)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ धातु) + क्त (past passive participle)
Formकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine); प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; (matis-śabdasya viśeṣaṇam)
matiḥintention/mind/resolve
matiḥ:
Kartṛ (subject: the intention/mind)
TypeNoun
Rootmati (मति-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
tasyaof him / his
tasya:
Sambandha (possessor: his)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (genitive, 6); एकवचनम्
bila-praveśanein (the act of) entering the pit
bila-praveśane:
Adhikaraṇa (locus/occasion: in the matter of entering the pit)
TypeNoun
Rootbila (बिल) + praveśana (प्रवेशन) (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bila-sya praveśanam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative, 7); एकवचनम्
bilamthe pit/cave
bilam:
Karma (object: pit)
TypeNoun
Rootbila (बिल-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative, 2); एकवचनम्
caand
ca:
Sambandha (connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
rāmeṇaby Rama
rāmeṇa:
Kartṛ (agent related to the action described)
TypeNoun
Rootrāma (राम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
ati-balenaby the very mighty
ati-balena:
Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of rakṣasā)
TypeAdjective
Rootati (अति) + bala (बल) (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
Formकर्मधारयः (atiśaya-balaḥ = atibalaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; (rakṣas-śabdasya viśeṣaṇam)
rakṣasāby the demon
rakṣasā:
Kartṛ (agent of praveśyamānena)
TypeNoun
Rootrakṣas (रक्षस्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (rakṣas-śabdaḥ); तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
praveśyamānenawhile being made to enter / while being put in
praveśyamānena:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (instrumental attendant circumstance: while being made to enter)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√viś (विश् धातु) + णिच् (causative) + शानच् (present passive participle)
Formणिजन्त (causative) कर्मणि वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present passive participle: being caused to enter/being put in); पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; (rakṣasā saha karaṇa-bhāvena)
vanamthe forest
vanam:
Karma (object affected: the forest)
TypeNoun
Rootvana (वन-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
vināditammade to resound / echoed
vināditam:
Viśeṣaṇa (predicate/attribute of vanam)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-√nad (नद् धातु) + क्त (past passive participle)
Formकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; (vanam-śabdasya viśeṣaṇam)
Context
With both shoulders broken, the demon, looking like a cloud (huge and dark) fell at once on the ground like a mountain split by a thunderbolt.
Characters & Entities
R
RāmaV
Virādha (rākṣasa)F
forest (vana)FAQs
Right means aligned with truth: once the true condition is known, dharma chooses an effective, proportionate method to end harm.
Rāma decides to neutralize Virādha by forcing him into a pit, since weapons are ineffective.
Presence of mind and decisive leadership.