Shloka 20

सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रवेशः

Entry into Sutikshna’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

तानहं सुमहाभाग मृगसङ्घान्समागतान्।।3.7.20।।हन्यां निशितधारेण शरेणाशनिवर्चसा।

Transliteration

tān ahaṃ sumahābhāga mṛgasaṅghān samāgatān || 3.7.20 ||

hanyāṃ niśitadhāreṇa śareṇāśanivarcasā |

Translation

โอ้ท่านผู้มีบุญยิ่ง ฝูงกวางเหล่านั้นที่พากันมาชุมนุมอยู่ ณ ที่นี้เนือง ๆ ข้าพเจ้าจะยิงให้ล้มด้วยศรคมกริบ อันรุ่งโรจน์ดุจสายฟ้า

Word by Word

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• सुमहाभाग: O very fortunate one
• सुमहाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमहाभाग = सु + महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन; पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• मृगसङ्घान्: herds of animals
• मृगसङ्घान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगसङ्घ = मृग + सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• समागतान्: assembled/come
• समागतान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (ppp) ‘assembled/come’; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण (of mṛgasaṅghān)

• हन्याम्: I would kill
• हन्याम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘I would/should kill’

• निशितधारेण: with sharp-edged
• निशितधारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशितधार = निशित + धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक-समर्थ; तृतीया; एकवचन; कर्मधारय (sharp-edged) विशेषण (of śareṇa)

• शरेण: by an arrow
• शरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

• अशनिवर्चसा: with thunder-like brilliance
• अशनिवर्चसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशनिवर्चस् = अशनि + वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक-समर्थ; तृतीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (having thunder-like radiance) विशेषण (of śareṇa)

Context

Rama and Lakshmana, the best of the Ikshvaku family, accompanied by Sita entered the dense forest filled with trees all over.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sutikṣṇa
• mṛga (deer/animals)
• arrow (śara)
• thunderbolt (aśani)

FAQs

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

The verse raises a dharmic tension: kṣatriya capability for force is acknowledged, yet it must be governed by restraint and the higher ethics of living near ascetics.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma speaks about the recurring presence of animal herds near the hermitage and his ability to kill them with powerful arrows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Martial competence under moral reflection—strength that seeks guidance from dharma rather than acting impulsively.