Shloka 33

मारीचाश्रमगमनम्

Ravana’s Journey to Maricha’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

एकपादेन धर्मात्मा भक्षयित्वा तदामिषम्।।3.35.32।।निषादविषयं हत्वा शाखया पतगोत्तमः।प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे मोक्षयित्वा महामुनीन्।।3.35.33।।

Transliteration

ekapādena dharmātmā bhakṣayitvā tadāmiṣam | niṣādaviṣayaṃ hatvā śākhayā patagottamaḥ | praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe mokṣayitvā mahāmunīn ||

Translation

Firmado num só pé, o justo, o melhor dos pássaros, devorou aquela carne; depois, com o ramo, destruiu o território dos Niṣādas e, ao libertar os grandes munis, alcançou uma alegria incomensurável.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tena: by/with that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; praharṣeṇa with demonstrative

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• praharṣeṇa: with joy
• praharṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• dviguṇī-kṛta-vikramaḥ: whose prowess was doubled
• dviguṇī-kṛta-vikramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dviguṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛ (धातु) (कृत-प्रत्यय) + vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: द्विगुणीकृतः विक्रमः यस्य सः

• amṛta-ānayana-artham: for the purpose of fetching nectar
• amṛta-ānayana-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/अर्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + ānayana (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद: अमृतस्य आनयनस्य अर्थः = purpose of bringing nectar

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• cakāra: made/did
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• matimān: wise
• matimān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: matimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• matim: a plan/intention
• matim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Context

Righteous Garuda, the best among the birds, stood on one foot and ate the flesh (of elephant and tortoise) and with the branch of the tree, destroyed the settlement of the demons. Over the destruction of the demons and deliverance of the great seers he felt immeasurable happiness.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• mahāmuni (great sages)
• elephant

FAQs

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

Dharma protects the holy and the innocent: liberation of sages and removal of predatory violence are presented as righteous ends, and joy is grounded in service to that moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

After carrying away the branch to save the seers, Garuḍa consumes the prey and destroys the threatening settlement, thereby freeing the sages from danger.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Righteous protectiveness—courage and strength disciplined by dharma, culminating in the rescue (mokṣaṇa) of sages.