Shloka 12

विंशः सर्गः (Sarga 20): शूर्पणखाप्रेरितराक्षसवधः

The Slaying of the Fourteen Demons Sent by Śūrpaṇakhā

Devanagari script

क्रोधमुत्पाद्य नो भर्तुः खरस्य सुमहात्मनः।त्वमेव हास्यसे प्राणानद्यास्माभिर्हतो युधि।।।।

Transliteration

krodham utpādya no bhartuḥ kharasya sumahātmanaḥ | tvam eva hāsyase prāṇān adyāsmābhir hato yudhi ||

Translation

เจ้าได้ยั่วยุโทสะของพญาขร ผู้เป็นนายแห่งเรา วันนี้เจ้าจะต้องสิ้นชีพด้วยมือของพวกเราในสนามรบ

Word by Word

• krodham: anger
• krodham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• utpādya: having provoked
• utpādya: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + pad (पद् धातु)
• Form: Ktvā/lyap (क्त्वा/ल्यप्) gerund; 'having produced/caused'

• naḥ: our
• naḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Bahuvacana; enclitic = 'of us/our'

• bhartuḥ: of (our) lord
• bhartuḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• kharasya: of Khara
• kharasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; in apposition to bhartuḥ

• sumahātmanaḥ: of the very great-souled (one)
• sumahātmanaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi = 'yasya ātmā su-mahān'; Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; qualifies kharasya

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis (अवधारण)

• hāsyase: you will give up
• hāsyase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hā (हा धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्, periphrastic future), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada; 'you will abandon'

• prāṇān: life-breaths/life
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता/करण in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana

• hataḥ: killed
• hataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicative with tvam

• yudhi: in battle
• yudhi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

Context

You have incited the wrath of Khara, our great master for which you will now pay with your life in the fight.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Khara

FAQs

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

The demons justify violence through loyalty to an unrighteous leader, showing how allegiance without dharmic discernment becomes adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

The rākṣasas respond to Rama’s warning by threatening to kill him, invoking Khara’s authority and anger.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negatively highlighted is the demons’ arrogance and misplaced devotion; by contrast, Rama’s steadfastness against intimidation is implied.