Shloka 14

रावणक्रोधः—रामस्य परुषवाक्यम्

Ravana’s Fury and Rama’s Harsh Admonition

Devanagari script

भिन्नमर्यादनिर्लज्ज चारित्रेष्वनवस्थित ।दर्पान्मृत्युमुपादायशूरोऽहमितिमन्यसे ।।।।

Transliteration

bhinnamaryāda nirlajja cāritreṣv anavasthita |

darpān mṛtyum upādāya śūro 'ham iti manyase ||

Translation

โอ้ผู้ทำลายขอบเขตแห่งธรรม ไร้ยางอาย และไม่มั่นคงในความประพฤติอันชอบ! ด้วยความโอหังเจ้าพุ่งเข้าหาความตาย แต่ยังคิดว่า ‘เราคือวีรบุรุษ’ หรือ

Word by Word

• भिन्नमर्याद: O one who has broken bounds
• भिन्नमर्याद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhinna + maryādā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: भिन्ना मर्यादा यस्य सः

• निर्लज्ज: shameless one
• निर्लज्ज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirlajja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण (address)

• चारित्रेषु: in conduct / in moral practices
• चारित्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāritra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• अनवस्थित: unstable / unrestrained
• अनवस्थित: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anavasthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण (address)

• दर्पात्: from pride
• दर्पात्: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• मृत्युम्: death
• मृत्युम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपादाय: having taken up / courting
• उपादाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-dā (धातु) + upa (उपसर्ग) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive), उपसर्ग: उप-आ-; अर्थः ‘गृहीत्वा/आदाय’

• शूरः: a hero
• शूरः: Karta (कर्ता; complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/quoted subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक

• मन्यसे: you think
• मन्यसे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Context

"O shameless one! You have transgressed morality and traditional practice. You are dissolute and by your pride seeking death. You think that you are a hero!"

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Maryādā (moral boundary, as a concept)

FAQs

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

Maryādā (ethical limits) sustains society and self-mastery. Pride that breaks boundaries leads to ruin; Dharma warns that arrogance invites self-destruction.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma frames the battle not only as physical conflict but as moral consequence: Rāvaṇa’s lawlessness and pride culminate in death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Adherence to maryādā and steadiness of character (ācāra-niṣṭhā) are upheld as virtues.