Shloka 28

The Supremacy of Food-Charity and the Rāma–Śambūka Episode

Child Revived through Rājadharma

Devanagari script

अरण्यं ते प्रविष्टस्य मया चेंद्रशरासनम् । अर्पितं चाक्षयौ तूणौ कवचं च परंतप

Transliteration

araṇyaṃ te praviṣṭasya mayā ceṃdraśarāsanam | arpitaṃ cākṣayau tūṇau kavacaṃ ca paraṃtapa

Translation

Когда ты вошёл в лес, я вручил тебе лук Индры, а также два неиссякаемых колчана и доспех, о сокрушитель врагов.

Word by Word

• अरण्यम्: into the forest
• अरण्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of you/your’

• प्रविष्टस्य: having entered
• प्रविष्टस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle) ‘प्रविष्ट’, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘having entered’ (genitive absolute-like with ते)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by me’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इन्द्र-शरासनम्: Indra’s bow
• इन्द्र-शरासनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शरासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘इन्द्रस्य शरासनम्’

• अर्पितम्: was given
• अर्पितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘offered/given’ (predicate)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अक्षयौ: inexhaustible
• अक्षयौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies तूणौ)

• तूणौ: two quivers
• तूणौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• कवचम्: armor
• कवचम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes
• परंतप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधननाम

Speaker

Uncertain from single-verse context (a narrator/elder addressing a hero; likely within a dialogue strand of Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चेंद्रशरासनम् = च + इन्द्रशरासनम्; अर्पितं चाक्षयौ = अर्पितम् + च + अक्षयौ

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

What is the significance of “Indra’s bow” in this verse?

It signals divine sanction and exceptional martial capability: a celestial weapon associated with Indra is bestowed to empower the hero for a forest ordeal.

What do “inexhaustible quivers” (akṣayau tūṇau) imply symbolically?

They indicate unfailing resources and sustained protection—support that does not run out during prolonged trials, a common motif in epic-Purāṇic narratives.

What ethical or narrative lesson is emphasized here?

Aid is given to the worthy at the moment of entering hardship; preparedness and righteous support (weapons/armor) accompany the undertaking of difficult duties.