Shloka 118

Devanagari script

शास्त्रादृष्टेनविधिनामहर्षिविहितेन च ।।6.114.117।।तत्रमेध्यंपशुंहत्वाराक्षसेन्द्रस्यराक्षसाः ।परिस्तरणिकांराज्ञोघृताक्तांसमवेशयन् ।।6.114.118।।

Transliteration

śāstrādṛṣṭena vidhinā maharṣivihitena ca | tatra medhyaṃ paśuṃ hatvā rākṣasendrasya rākṣasāḥ | paristaraṇikāṃ rājño ghṛtāktāṃ samaveśayan ||

Translation

शास्त्रदृष्ट आणि महर्षींनी विहित केलेल्या विधीनुसार तेथे राक्षसांनी राक्षसेन्द्रासाठी मेध्य पशूचा वध केला आणि आपल्या राजासाठी घृताने अभ्यक्त परिस्तरणिका (विस्तार-वस्त्र) विधिपूर्वक मांडली।

Word by Word

• परिस्तरणिकाम्: a spreading sheet/covering
• परिस्तरणिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिस्तरणिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• घृताक्ताम्: smeared with ghee
• घृताक्ताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत + अक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिस्तरणिकाम् इति विशेषणम्; 'smeared with ghee'

• समवेशयन्: they arranged/placed
• समवेशयन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + विश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; (epic usage; action concurrent) 'they arranged/placed together'

Context

Thereafter according to tradition laid down in sastras by great Rsis, the ogres killed a cow and spread a sheet, daubed it with ghee and spread it on the body of the king of Rakshasa.

Characters & Entities

• śāstra
• maharṣi
• rākṣasendra (Rāvaṇa)
• ghṛta

FAQs

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

The same dharma as the preceding verse: ritual duty anchored in śāstra is upheld regardless of the turmoil of war.

What is the narrative situation?

A recensional repetition reinforces that the rites for Rāvaṇa are carried out according to authoritative tradition.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Continuity of tradition: preserving correct practice (ācāra) even in crisis.