Shloka 11

अरण्यकाण्डे द्वात्रिंशः सर्गः

Śūrpaṇakhā’s Report to Rāvaṇa and the Panegyric of His Might

Devanagari script

अहताङ्गं समस्तैश्च देवप्रहरणैस्तथा।अक्षोभ्याणां समुद्राणां क्षोभणं क्षिप्रकारिणम्।।।।

Transliteration

ahatāṅgaṃ samastaiś ca devapraharaṇais tathā | akṣobhyāṇāṃ samudrāṇāṃ kṣobhaṇaṃ kṣiprakāriṇam || 3.32.11 ||

Translation

แม้ด้วยอาวุธทิพย์ทั้งปวงก็ยังทำอันตรายแก่กายเขาไม่ได้ เขาสามารถกวนปั่นมหาสมุทรอันไม่หวั่นไหวได้ และว่องไวฉับพลันในการกระทำ

Word by Word

• ahata-aṅgam: unwounded in body
• ahata-aṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a (नञ्/अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + hata (कृदन्त; √han) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: ahatam aṅgaṃ yasya (whose limbs are unhurt)

• samastaiḥ: by all
• samastaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga/Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; used with devapraharaṇaiḥ (by all)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta, conjunction

• deva-praharaṇaiḥ: by divine weapons
• deva-praharaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + praharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: devānāṃ praharaṇāni (by the gods' weapons)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb/particle (तथाशब्द): 'so/also'

• akṣobhyāṇām: of the unperturbable
• akṣobhyāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a (नञ्) + kṣobhya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √kṣubh)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana; genitive plural qualifying samudrāṇām (of the unagitable)

• samudrāṇām: of the seas
• samudrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• kṣobhaṇam: agitator (one who churns)
• kṣobhaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣobhaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; from √kṣubh)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; agent-noun/adjective: 'one that causes agitation'

• kṣipra-kāriṇam: quick in action
• kṣipra-kāriṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक) + kārin (प्रातिपदिक; from √kṛ)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: kṣipraṃ karoti iti (quick-acting)

Context

Ravana whose body was not hurt by the weapons in war with gods, who could perturb even the imperturbable seas, was quick in action.

Characters & Entities

• Oceans (samudra)
• Rāvaṇa (implied subject)

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts capability with righteousness: extraordinary capacities can be used to protect dharma or to violate it; the Ramayana later shows that adharma ultimately brings downfall.

What is the narrative situation?

A descriptive passage magnifies Rāvaṇa’s might, preparing the audience for the gravity of the coming crisis (Sītā’s abduction).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Decisiveness and rapid execution—traits that become dangerous when governed by desire rather than dharma.