Shloka 34

रामरावणयोर्युद्धवैषम्यं तथा रावणशिरश्छेदनम्

Rama–Ravana Duel Intensifies; Ravana’s Heads Severed and Reappear

Devanagari script

इतिचिन्तापरश्चासीदप्रमत्तश्चसम्युगे ।ववर्षशरवर्षाणीराघवोरावणोरसि ।।।।

Transliteration

iti cintāparaś cāsīd apramattaś ca samyuge |

vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi rāghavo rāvaṇorasi ||

Translation

Sambil merenung demikian, Rāghava tetap waspada sepenuhnya di medan laga; lalu baginda menghujankan ribuan anak panah ke dada Rāvaṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/quotative), ‘thus’ इत्यर्थे

• चिन्ता-परः: absorbed in thought
• चिन्ता-परः: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चिन्तायाः परः = intent on thought)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अप्रमत्तः: unheedful of no danger; vigilant
• अप्रमत्तः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रमत्त (प्रातिपदिक; प्र+मद् धातोः क्त, नञ्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• सम्युगे: in the battle
• सम्युगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम् (locative)

• ववर्ष: rained down
• ववर्ष: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शर-वर्षाणि: showers of arrows
• शर-वर्षाणि: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शराणां वर्षाणि)

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रावण-उरसि: on Ravana’s chest
• रावण-उरसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/target-locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक) + उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (उरस्), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रावणस्य उरसि)

Context

Even though Raghava was thinking so, yet remaining alert in the duel, rained arrows on Ravana's chest.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is alertness with duty: reflection should not become negligence; one must think wisely while still performing one’s immediate responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma continues attacking effectively even as he thinks about the deeper reason behind Rāvaṇa’s endurance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Apramāda (vigilance)—a key virtue in the Ramayana’s ethical world, preventing lapse in duty.