Shloka 13

मकराक्षवधः

The Slaying of Makarākṣa

Devanagari script

दिष्ट्यासिदर्शनंराम ममत्वंप्राप्तवानिह ।काङ्क्षितोऽसिक्षुधार्तस्यसिंहस्येवेतरोमृगः ।।।।

Transliteration

diṣṭyāsi darśanaṃ rāma mama tvaṃ prāptavān iha |

kāṅkṣito 'si kṣudhārtasya siṃhasyevetaro mṛgaḥ ||

Translation

«Pela graça do destino, ó Rāma, chegaste aqui ao meu olhar. És aquele que eu tanto desejei—como outra presa aguardada por um leão faminto.»

Word by Word

• diṣṭyā: fortunately
• diṣṭyā: Bhāva (भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: diṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: आशीर्वाद/सन्तोषार्थक निपात (interjectional indeclinable: 'by good fortune')

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• darśanam: a sight/appearance
• darśanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rāma: O Rama
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prāptavān: have arrived/been obtained
• prāptavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: प्र-उपसर्ग + क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (here)

• kāṅkṣitaḥ: desired/longed-for
• kāṅkṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāṅkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kṣudhārtasya: of the hungry
• kṣudhārtasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣudhā + ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासार्थः: क्षुधया आर्तस्य (afflicted by hunger)

• siṃhasya: of a lion
• siṃhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Upamāna-marker (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (comparative particle)

• itaraḥ: other/another
• itaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: itara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• mṛgaḥ: deer/animal
• mṛgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

"Rama! To my good fortune it became possible for me to see you here. Just as a hungry lion waits for an animal, I am waiting for you."

Characters & Entities

• Makarākṣa
• Rāma
• siṃha (lion)
• mṛga (prey animal)

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates how adharma often frames conflict as predation; dharma in the Rāmāyaṇa rejects seeing opponents as mere prey and insists on restraint and right cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Makarākṣa expresses satisfaction at finally encountering Rāma and uses a lion-prey comparison to convey his intent.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination (but expressed through a violent, predatory mindset).