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

ସେଇ କଥା ଶୁଣି ରାମ ତାକୁ ବିଲରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରାଇବାକୁ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ କଲେ; ଏବଂ ଅତିବଳବାନ ରାକ୍ଷସକୁ ରାମ ବଳପୂର୍ବକ ବିଲରେ ଠେଲି ନେଉଥିବାବେଳେ, ତାହାର ଚିତ୍କାରରେ ସମଗ୍ର ବନ ଗୁଞ୍ଜି ଉଠିଲା।

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma/Viṣaya (object/topic of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter); प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative, 1); एकवचनम् (singular)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (emphatic modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• rāmeṇa: by Rama
• rāmeṇa: Kartṛ (agent of niśamya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (राम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine); तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental, 3); एकवचनम् (singular)

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverbial: having heard)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√śam (शम् धातु) + ल्यप् (ktvā/absolutive sense)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)

• bhāṣitam: spoken words / what was said
• bhāṣitam: Karma/Viṣaya (that which was spoken)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhāṣ (भाष् धातु) + क्त (past passive participle)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्

• kṛtā: made/formed (resolved)
• kṛtā: Viśeṣaṇa (predicate adjective to matis)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) + क्त (past passive participle)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine); प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; (matis-śabdasya viśeṣaṇam)

• matiḥ: intention/mind/resolve
• matiḥ: Kartṛ (subject: the intention/mind)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (मति-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्

• tasya: of him / his
• tasya: Sambandha (possessor: his)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (genitive, 6); एकवचनम्

• bila-praveśane: in (the act of) entering the pit
• bila-praveśane: Adhikaraṇa (locus/occasion: in the matter of entering the pit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bila (बिल) + praveśana (प्रवेशन) (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bila-sya praveśanam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative, 7); एकवचनम्

• bilam: the pit/cave
• bilam: Karma (object: pit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bila (बिल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative, 2); एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• rāmeṇa: by Rama
• rāmeṇa: Kartṛ (agent related to the action described)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (राम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्

• ati-balena: by the very mighty
• ati-balena: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of rakṣasā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अति) + bala (बल) (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (atiśaya-balaḥ = atibalaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; (rakṣas-śabdasya viśeṣaṇam)

• rakṣasā: by the demon
• rakṣasā: Kartṛ (agent of praveśyamānena)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (रक्षस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (rakṣas-śabdaḥ); तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्

• praveśyamānena: while being made to enter / while being put in
• praveśyamānena: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (instrumental attendant circumstance: while being made to enter)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (विश् धातु) + णिच् (causative) + शानच् (present passive participle)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) कर्मणि वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present passive participle: being caused to enter/being put in); पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; (rakṣasā saha karaṇa-bhāvena)

• vanam: the forest
• vanam: Karma (object affected: the forest)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (वन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्

• vināditam: made to resound / echoed
• vināditam: Viśeṣaṇa (predicate/attribute of vanam)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√nad (नद् धातु) + क्त (past passive participle)
• Form: कर्मणि 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

• Rāma
• Virādha (rākṣasa)
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Right means aligned with truth: once the true condition is known, dharma chooses an effective, proportionate method to end harm.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma decides to neutralize Virādha by forcing him into a pit, since weapons are ineffective.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Presence of mind and decisive leadership.