Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 96, Shloka 36

युद्धाय रावणस्य निर्याणं तथा उत्पातदर्शनम्

Ravana’s Mobilization for War and the ظهور of Fatal Portents

Devanagari script

ततोनिष्पततोयुद्धेदशग्रीवस्यरक्षसः ।रणेनिधनशंसीनिरूपाण्येतानिजज्ञिरे ।।6.96.36।।

Transliteration

tato niṣpatato yuddhe daśagrīvasya rakṣasaḥ |

raṇe nidhana-śaṃsīni rūpāṇy etāni jajñire ||6.96.36||

Translation

అప్పుడు యుద్ధానికి దూసుకెళ్లిన రాక్షసుడు దశగ్రీవునకు, రణంలో మరణాన్ని సూచించే ఈ అపశకున రూపాలు ప్రత్యక్షమయ్యాయి॥

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: काल (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• निष्पततः: of (him) rushing forth
• निष्पततः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निस्+पत् (धातु) → निष्पतत् (कृदन्त, शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• दशग्रीवस्य: of Daśagrīva (Ravana)
• दशग्रीवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• रक्षसः: of the rākṣasa
• रक्षसः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• रणे: in the fight
• रणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• निधनशंसीनि: foretelling death
• निधनशंसीनि: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निधन (प्रातिपदिक) + शंसिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: निधनं शंसन्ति), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• रूपाणि: omens/forms
• रूपाणि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जज्ञिरे: arose/appeared
• जज्ञिरे: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

Context

Thereafter as Ravana set forth for the battle, all the following forms predicting his death appeared.

Characters & Entities

• Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• Rākṣasa
• Battle (raṇa)

FAQs

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

Satya and Dharma are ultimately vindicated: when one persists in adharma, the narrative signals inevitability of consequence—death as moral closure, not random fate.

What is the narrative situation?

A summary statement introduces the cluster of ominous signs that appear as Rāvaṇa goes forth to fight.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The virtue emphasized is fidelity to truth (Satya) as cosmic law: reality asserts itself against denial, pride, and wrongdoing.