Shloka 61

शक्तिप्रहारः

Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding

Devanagari script

तेभिन्नाश्चविकीर्णाश्चरामरावणयोःशराः ।।।।अन्तरिक्षात्प्रदीप्ताग्रानिपेतुर्धरणीतले ।

Transliteration

te bhinnāś ca vikīrṇāś ca rāmarāvaṇayoḥ śarāḥ |

antarikṣāt pradīptāgrā nipetur dharaṇītale ||

Translation

ศรของพระรามและทศกัณฐ์แตกหักกระจัดกระจาย ปลายศรลุกโชติช่วง แล้วร่วงจากเวหาลงสู่พื้นพิภพ

Word by Word

• ते: those
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); सर्वनाम

• भिन्नाः: broken, split
• भिन्नाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न (प्रातिपदिक; √भिद् PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); शराः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• च: and
• च: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• विकीर्णाः: scattered
• विकीर्णाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-कीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; √कॄ/किर् PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); शराः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• च: and
• च: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• राम-रावणयोः: of Rama and Ravana
• राम-रावणयोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara): रामश्च रावणश्च; षष्ठी (Gen. 6), द्विवचन (du.)

• शराः: arrows
• शराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.)

• अन्तरिक्षात्: from the sky
• अन्तरिक्षात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), पञ्चमी (Abl. 5), एकवचन (sg.)

• प्रदीप्त-अग्राः: with blazing tips
• प्रदीप्त-अग्राः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject, adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदीप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: 'प्रदीप्तम् अग्रं येषाम्' = having flaming tips; पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); शराः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• निपेतुः: fell down
• निपेतुः: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (pl.); परस्मैपद

• धरणी-तले: on the ground
• धरणी-तले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'धरण्याः तलम्' = surface of the earth; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.)

Context

By the arrows loosed by Rama and Ravana on one another clashing with each other, a loud sound arose.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• antarikṣa (sky)
• dharaṇī (earth)
• śara (arrows)

FAQs

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

War’s force spills into the world: dharma reminds rulers that violence has broad consequences, touching earth and beings beyond the immediate target.

What is the narrative situation?

After the mid-air collisions, broken arrows rain down, visually marking the intensity of the duel.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a single virtue, but the realism of responsibility: great warriors’ actions reshape the environment, demanding restraint and purpose.