Shloka 32

Account of Kāmākṣā (Bhavānī) at Āhicchatrā

Devanagari script

पुनश्च हयमेधादि कार्यमारभ्य पावनम् । यशो वितन्वन्भुवने लोकान्रामोऽविता भयात्

Transliteration

punaśca hayamedhādi kāryamārabhya pāvanam | yaśo vitanvanbhuvane lokānrāmo'vitā bhayāt

Translation

แล้วอีกครั้ง พระองค์ทรงเริ่มประกอบพิธีอันชำระให้บริสุทธิ์ ตั้งแต่อัศวเมธเป็นต้น; พระรามทรงแผ่กิตติคุณไปทั่วโลก และทรงคุ้มครองประชาชนให้พ้นจากความหวาดกลัว

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• हयमेधादि: (rites) beginning with the Aśvamedha
• हयमेधादि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयमेध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually: द्वितीया as qualifier), एकवचन; ‘beginning with the Aśvamedha’ (ādi as ‘etc.’)

• कार्यं: a task/rite to be done
• कार्यं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आरभ्य: having undertaken
• आरभ्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having begun/undertaking’

• पावनम्: purifying
• पावनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (of कार्यं)

• यशः: fame
• यशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• वितन्वन्: spreading
• वितन्वन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+तन् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘spreading’

• भुवने: in the world
• भुवने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• लोकान्: the people/worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अविता: protector
• अविता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव् (धातु)
• Form: तृच् (agent noun); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘protector’

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue speaker not indicated in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुनः+च→पुनश्च; हयमेध+आदि→हयमेधादि; कार्यं+आरभ्य→कार्यमारभ्य; वितन्वन्+भुवने→वितन्वन्भुवने; लोकान्+रामः→लोकान्रामः; रामः+अविता→रामोऽविता

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Aśvamedha (hayamedha)

FAQs

What is the main action described in this verse?

It says that Rāma undertook purifying royal rites (starting with the Aśvamedha) and, as his fame spread, he protected his subjects from fear.

Why is the Aśvamedha (hayamedha) called “purifying” here?

In Purāṇic idiom, major Vedic sacrifices are described as pāvana because they are believed to sanctify the performer and the realm, reinforcing dharma and social order.

What ethical or political ideal is implied by “protector from fear”?

It reflects rāja-dharma: the king’s duty is not only ritual piety but also providing security—removing fear and ensuring welfare for the people.