Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 31

द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats

Devanagari script

वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शोद्विविदोऽप्यशनिप्रभम् ।जघानगिरिशृङ्गेणमिषतांसर्वरक्षसाम् ।।6.43.31।।

Transliteration

vajrāśani-samasparśo dvivido 'py aśaniprabham | jaghāna giriśṛṅgeṇa miṣatāṃ sarvarakṣasām ||6.43.31||

Translation

வஜ்ரமும் இடியும் போன்ற கடினத் தன்மை உடைய த்விவிதன், எல்லா ராட்சசரும் பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்க, மலைச் சிகரத்தால் அசனிப்ரபனைத் தாக்கி வீழ்த்தினான்.

Word by Word

• vajra-aśani-sama-sparśaḥ: having a thunderbolt-like touch
• vajra-aśani-sama-sparśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + aśani (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + sparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (बहुपद-निर्देश: 'whose touch is like thunderbolt and lightning'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine nominative singular

• dvividaḥ: Dvivida
• dvividaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvivida (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• aśaniprabham: Aśaniprabha
• aśaniprabham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśani (प्रातिपदिक) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular masculine

• jaghāna: struck
• jaghāna: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect active 3rd sg

• giri-śṛṅgeṇa: with a mountain-peak
• giri-śṛṅgeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Neuter instrumental singular

• miṣatām: of those watching
• miṣatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: miṣat (√miṣ, धातु; कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Present participle used substantively; Genitive plural

• sarva-rakṣasām: of all the rākṣasas
• sarva-rakṣasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (all rākṣasas)

Context

Dwivida whose body was like a thunderbolt to feel, moved about on the mountain peak as Rakshasas were watching.

Characters & Entities

• Aśaniprabha
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

The verse frames righteous resistance: when faced with violent opposition, defenders of dharma act with strength and resolve, discouraging adharma through visible consequences.

What is the narrative situation?

Dvividha retaliates against the Rākṣasa Aśaniprabha and crushes him with a mountain-peak in full view of the watching enemy host.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bala (strength) and utsāha (undaunted spirit), displayed without hesitation amid public scrutiny.