Shloka 36

अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्

Entry into Agastya’s Hermitage and the Gift of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

तद्धनुस्तौ च तूणीरौ शरं खङ्गं च मानद।। ।।जयाय प्रतिगृह्णीष्व वज्रं वज्रधरो यथा।

Transliteration

tad dhanus tau ca tūṇīrau śaraṃ khaṅgaṃ ca mānada | jayāya pratigṛhṇīṣva vajraṃ vajra-dharo yathā ||

Translation

ข้าแต่ผู้ประทานเกียรติ จงรับคันศรนั้น พร้อมทั้งแล่งเก็บศรทั้งสอง ลูกศร และดาบ เพื่อชัยชนะ—ดุจพระอินทร์ผู้ทรงวัชระทรงรับวัชระของพระองค์

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• तूणीरौ: two quivers
• तूणीरौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूणीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• शरम्: arrow
• शरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• खङ्गम्: sword
• खङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• मानद: O bestower of honour
• मानद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण संबोधन (honour-bestower)

• जयाय: for victory
• जयाय: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the sake of victory)

• प्रतिगृह्णीष्व: please accept
• प्रतिगृह्णीष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वज्रम्: thunderbolt
• वज्रम्: Upameya (उपमेय/Compared item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वज्रधरः: Vajradhara (Indra)
• वज्रधरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र-धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वज्रं धरति इति)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upama-marker (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/like)

Context

The luminous lord Agastya, having said this, gave all the excellent weapons to Rama. And continued :ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē dvādaśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the twelfth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Rāma
• Indra (Vajradhara)
• vajra (thunderbolt)
• bow
• arrow
• sword

FAQs

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

Legitimate power must be accepted for righteous ends: victory is framed as victory of dharma, not personal triumph.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya formally offers the set of weapons to Rāma, urging him to accept them for the coming conflicts.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsible acceptance of duty—Rāma is invited to bear instruments of force only in service of justice.