Shloka 26

अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Maricha’s Mimic Cry and the Rama–Lakshmana–Sita Confrontation

Devanagari script

विकृष्य चापं परिधाय सायकं सलीलबाणेन च ताडितो मया।मार्गीं तनुं त्यज्य स विक्लबस्वरो बभूव केयूरधरस्सराक्षसः।।।।

Transliteration

vikṛṣya cāpaṃ paridhāya sāyakaṃ salīla-bāṇena ca tāḍito mayā |

mārgīṃ tanuṃ tyajya sa viklaba-svaro babhūva keyūra-dharaḥ sa rākṣasaḥ ||

Translation

ข้าชักคันศรขึ้น วางลูกศร แล้วด้วยศรที่ปล่อยอย่างง่ายดายก็ยิงต้องเขา ครั้นละกายกวางเสียแล้ว ยักษ์ผู้สวมกำไลต้นแขนก็ปรากฏขึ้น ร้องครวญด้วยเสียงสั่นพร่าเจ็บปวด

Word by Word

• vikṛṣya: having drawn (back)
• vikṛṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√kṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• cāpam: bow
• cāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• paridhāya: having fitted/placed
• paridhāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• sāyakam: arrow
• sāyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• salīla-bāṇena: with an effortless arrow
• salīla-bāṇena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa-līla (अव्यय/उपपद) + bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (līlena saha/‘with ease’ as qualifier), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• tāḍitaḥ: struck
• tāḍitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tāḍ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; with sa rākṣasaḥ

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• mārgīm: deer-like
• mārgīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mārgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; qualifies tanum

• tanum: body
• tanum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• tyajya: having abandoned
• tyajya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• viklaba-svaraḥ: with a faltering voice
• viklaba-svaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viklaba (प्रातिपदिक) + svara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (viklabaḥ svaraḥ yasya), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• keyūra-dharaḥ: bracelet-wearer
• keyūra-dharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keyūra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (keyūraṃ dharati), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रthama), एकवचन

• saḥ: that
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; appositional

• rākṣasaḥ: demon
• rākṣasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Context

I did not leave her on my own nor have I come here of my own accord. I came to you,provoked by her angry words.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Rakshasa (Maricha implied)
• Bow
• Arrow

FAQs

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

Dharma upholds clarity over illusion: when deceit is unmasked, righteous force may be used to neutralize harm, especially to protect the innocent.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama describes shooting the ‘deer’; it sheds the disguise and reveals itself as a rākṣasa, wounded and crying out.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Skill and composure in action—Rama’s controlled, precise response in defense of dharma.