Shloka 2

मायामृगप्रकरणम्

The Illusory Deer Episode: Ravana and Maricha at Rama’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

दृष्टश्चाहं पुनस्तेन शरचापासिधारिणा।मद्वधोद्यतशस्त्रेऽण विनष्टं जीवितं च मे।।3.42.2।।

Transliteration

dṛṣṭaś cāhaṃ punas tena śaracāpāsidhāriṇā |

madvadhodyataśastreṇa vinaṣṭaṃ jīvitaṃ ca me ||3.42.2||

Translation

หากข้าถูกเขาเห็นอีก—ผู้นั้นผู้ถือศร คันธนู และดาบ—ผู้ยกอาวุธขึ้นด้วยเจตนาจะสังหารข้า ชีวิตของข้าย่อมสิ้นสุดลงแน่

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Vidhaya (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate to 'aham'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

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

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पुनः)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• śaracāpāsidhāriṇā: by the bearer of arrows, bow, and sword
• śaracāpāsidhāriṇā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक) + cāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + asi (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) 'śara-cāpa-asi' + dhārin (holder of arrows, bow, and sword); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'tena'

• madvadhodyataśastreṇa: by him whose weapon is raised to slay me
• madvadhodyataśastreṇa: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (अस्मद्-षष्ठी अर्थ) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक) + udyata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) multi-member: 'mad-vadha-udyata-śastra' = 'whose weapon is raised for my killing'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'tena'

• vinaṣṭam: destroyed; lost
• vinaṣṭam: Vidhaya (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√naś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate to 'jīvitam'

• jīvitam: life
• jīvitam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

If that warrior Rama carrying bow, arrows and sword sees me once again he will raise his weapon to kill me, and I will cease to be.

Characters & Entities

• Mārīca
• Rāma
• Śara (arrows)
• Cāpa (bow)
• Asi (sword)

FAQs

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

It conveys moral causality: harmful actions invite rightful resistance. Dharma here is the protective force that confronts aggression; wrongdoing naturally produces fear of just retribution.

What is the narrative situation?

Earlier in the sarga, Mārīca warns Rāvaṇa that if Rāma sees him again, Rāma will kill him—showing Mārīca’s reluctance and awareness of danger.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s decisive guardianship is implied—readiness to protect by force when necessary. In Mārīca’s voice, the verse also reflects prudence born from experience.