Shloka 46

रामायणकथासंक्षेपः — ब्रह्मोक्तो रामावतारवृत्तान्तः

Devanagari script

रावणिं लक्ष्मणो ऽच्छिन्त ह्यस्त्राद्यै राघवो बली / निकृत्य बाहुचक्राणि रावणन्तु न्यपातयन्

Transliteration

rāvaṇiṃ lakṣmaṇo 'cchinta hyastrādyai rāghavo balī / nikṛtya bāhucakrāṇi rāvaṇantu nyapātayan

Translation

లక్ష్మణుడు దివ్యాస్త్రాలతో రావణి (ఇంద్రజిత్)ను సంహరించాడు; పరాక్రమశాలి రాఘవుడు శ్రీరాముడు రావణుని భుజచక్రాన్ని ఛేదించి రావణునే భూమిపై పడగొట్టాడు।

Word by Word

• रावणिम्: Rāvaṇi (Indrajit)
• रावणिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Proper noun (patronymic)

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper noun

• अच्छिनत्: cut off
• अच्छिनत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ-; अर्थ: ‘अच्छिनत्’ = cut off

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphatic/causal ‘indeed/for’

• अस्त्राद्यैः: with weapons and the like
• अस्त्राद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समास: अस्त्र-आदि (अस्त्राणि आदीनि यस्मिन्/यैः)

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper noun

• बली: mighty
• बली: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (राघवस्य)

• निकृत्य: having cut off
• निकृत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund), उपसर्ग: नि-; अर्थ: having cut off/after cutting

• बाहुचक्राणि: circles/rows of arms
• बाहुचक्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: बाहूनां चक्राणि (arms in a circle/rows of arms)

• रावणम्: Rāvaṇa
• रावणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper noun

• तु: but/and then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; contrast/emphasis

• न्यपातयन्: they struck down / caused to fall
• न्यपातयन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: नि- + अव- (न्य-); causative sense ‘caused to fall/struck down’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Garuḍa Purāṇa; not a direct Vishnu–Garuḍa dialogue line in this verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma prevails when righteous power is applied with restraint and purpose.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha and dharma-saṃsthāpana: the cosmic order is restored through the Lord’s agency and the righteous ally.

Application: Use strength and skill to protect others and correct injustice; avoid cruelty—act decisively but for dharmic ends.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: city/fortress

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.143.47-50 (return to Ayodhyā, rule, śrāddha at Gayā, succession)

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Rama (Raghava)
• Ravana
• Indrajit (Ravani)

FAQs

What is the importance of this Ramayana episode in the Garuda Purana?

It reinforces dharma by portraying the fall of adharma—Indrajit and Rāvaṇa are overcome through righteous strength and divinely empowered means.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul (afterlife teaching) in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse is narrative (Ramayana-themed) rather than an afterlife instruction; it supports the broader Purāṇic ethic that actions aligned with dharma lead to protection and victory, while adharma leads to downfall.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Stand firm in ethical conduct (dharma), use power responsibly, and recognize that sustained wrongdoing ultimately collapses—personally and socially.