Shloka 7

अकम्पनवृत्तान्तः

Akampana Reports Janasthana; Ravana Plans Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

दहेयमपि सङ्कृद्धस्तेजसाऽदित्यपावकौ।वातस्य तरसा वेगं निहन्तुमहमुत्सहे।।3.31.7।।

Transliteration

daheyam api saṅkruddhas tejasā ādityapāvakau | vātasya tarasā vegaṃ nihantum aham utsahe || 3.31.7 ||

Translation

หากเราถูกปลุกให้โกรธ ด้วยเดชของเราเองเราย่อมเผาได้แม้พระอาทิตย์และไฟ และด้วยกำลังล้วน ๆ เราสามารถหยุดความเร็วแรงของลมได้ในทันที

Word by Word

• daheyam: I could burn
• daheyam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dah (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्/Optative; उत्तमपुरुष/1st person, एकवचन/Singular; परस्मैपद

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (even)

• saṅkṛddhaḥ: enraged
• saṅkṛddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṅkṛddha (प्रातिपदिक; कृध्/क्रुध्-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine; प्रथमा/Nominative (1st), एकवचन/Singular; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• tejasā: by (my) radiance
• tejasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/Neuter; तृतीया/Instrumental (3rd), एकवचन/Singular

• āditya-pāvakau: the Sun and Fire
• āditya-pāvakau: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative): ‘आदित्यश्च पावकश्च’; पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine; द्वितीया/Accusative (2nd), द्विवचन/Dual

• vātasya: of the wind
• vātasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine; षष्ठी/Genitive (6th), एकवचन/Singular

• tarasā: by force; swiftly
• tarasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/Neuter; तृतीया/Instrumental (3rd), एकवचन/Singular; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (adverbial instrumental)

• vegam: speed; force
• vegam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine; द्वितीया/Accusative (2nd), एकवचन/Singular

• nihantum: to stop; to destroy
• nihantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-han (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); ‘to strike down/stop’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा/Nominative (1st), एकवचन/Singular

• utsahe: am able / dare
• utsahe: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sah (धातु)
• Form: लट्/Present; उत्तमपुरुष/1st person, एकवचन/Singular; आत्मनेपद

Context

If angry, I can burn the Sun and even fire with my radiance. I can arrest the speed of the wind instantly with my effort.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva)
• Āditya (Sun)
• Pāvaka (Fire)
• Vāta (Wind)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how unchecked anger (krodha) and pride in power can lead away from dharma; might is presented as capability, but dharma requires restraint and right use of power.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa, provoked by news of defeats and affronts, erupts in a display of overconfidence, proclaiming cosmic-level power before Akampana.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a cautionary trait: Rāvaṇa’s hubris and wrath—qualities that oppose the Ramayana’s ideal of self-control (dama) and righteous judgment.