Shloka 29

कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः

Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative

Devanagari script

तस्य तानस्यतो घोरानिषून्‌ परतनुच्छिद:

Transliteration

tasya tān asyato ghorān iṣūn paratanu-cchidaḥ

Translation

तस्य तानस्यतः घोरानिषून् परतनुच्छिदः।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अस्यतः: he throws/casts (shoots)
• अस्यतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular

• घोरान्: terrible
• घोरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इषून्: arrows
• इषून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• परतनुच्छिदः: one who cuts others' bodies (i.e., slayer/piercer)
• परतनुच्छिदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर-तनु-छिद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• arrows (iṣu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the fearful potency of weaponry and implies an ethical caution: when destructive power is unleashed, it escalates danger and suffering, so restraint and right purpose are crucial in dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rama describes a combat moment: someone is actively shooting terrifying arrows capable of cutting down enemies’ bodies, emphasizing the intensity and lethal effectiveness of the attack.