Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 94, Shloka 7

रावणस्य सभाप्रवेशः — रामस्य शरवृष्ट्या राक्षससेनाविनाशः

Ravana Enters Council; Rama’s Arrow-Storm Destroys the Rakshasa Host

Devanagari script

परिघान् पट्टसांश्चैवशरखङ्गपरश्वधान् ।शरीरान्तकरान् सर्वेचिक्षिपुर्वानरान् प्रति ।।।।वानराश्चद्रुमान्शैलान्राक्षसान्प्रतिचिक्षिपुः ।

Transliteration

parighān paṭṭasāṃś caiva śara-khaṅga-paraśvadhān |

śarīrāntakarān sarve cikṣipur vānarān prati |

vānarāś ca drumān śailān rākṣasān prati cikṣipuḥ ||

Translation

Todos arremessaram barras de ferro, pesadas clavas, flechas, espadas e machados—armas capazes de ceifar a vida—contra os vānaras; e os vānaras, por sua vez, lançaram árvores e rochedos contra os rākṣasas.

Word by Word

• parighān: iron bars
• parighān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parigha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• paṭṭasān: clubs, bludgeons
• paṭṭasān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭṭasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• śara-khaṅga-paraśvadhān: arrows, swords, and axes
• śara-khaṅga-paraśvadhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + paraśvadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; dvandva: 'arrows, swords, and axes'

• śarīra-anta-karān: life-destroying, deadly
• śarīra-anta-karān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'śarīrasya antam karoti' (bringing bodily death)

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• cikṣipuḥ: hurled
• cikṣipuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Prathama puruṣa, Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• vānarān: at the Vanaras
• vānarān: Karma (कर्म/Target)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• prati: against, towards
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Direction marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; preverb/preposition-like (towards/against)

• vānarāḥ: the Vanaras
• vānarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• drumān: trees
• drumān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• śailān: rocks, mountains
• śailān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• rākṣasān: at the Rakshasas
• rākṣasān: Karma (कर्म/Target)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• prati: against
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; direction marker

• cikṣipuḥ: hurled
• cikṣipuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Prathama puruṣa, Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

The verse frames the harsh reality of war: force meets force. In the Ramayana’s ethical arc, violence is depicted as justified only when aligned with protecting Dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

A fierce exchange of missiles begins: rākṣasas use conventional weapons; vānaras counter with natural weapons like trees and rocks.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The vānaras’ fearless loyalty and readiness to defend Rāma’s cause, even with improvised means.