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Shloka 11

द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats

अग्निकेतुश्चसुदुर्धर्षोरश्मिकेतुश्चराक्षसः ।सुप्तघ्नोयज्ञकोपश्चरामेणसहसङ्गताः ।।6.43.11।।

agniketuś ca sudurdharṣo raśmiketuś ca rākṣasaḥ |

suptaghno yajñakopaś ca rāmeṇa saha saṅgatāḥ ||

อัคนิเกตุผู้ยากจะปราบ พร้อมด้วยรากษส รัศมิเกตุ และสุปตฆนะกับยัชญโกปะ ทั้งหมดต่างกรูกันเข้าประจัญบานกับพระราม

agniketuḥAgniketu
agniketuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootagniketu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)
sudurdharṣaḥvery hard to overpower
sudurdharṣaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + durdharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying agniketuḥ
raśmiketuḥRashmiketu
raśmiketuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootraśmiketu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)
rākṣasaḥRakshasa
rākṣasaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to raśmiketuḥ
suptaghnaḥSuptaghna
suptaghnaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsuptaghna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
yajñakopaḥYajñakopa
yajñakopaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyajñakopa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)
rāmeṇawith Rama
rāmeṇa:
Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
TypeNoun
Rootrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
sahatogether with
saha:
Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsaha (अव्यय)
FormPreposition-like indeclinable (सह-अव्यय)
saṅgatāḥmet/engaged (in battle)
saṅgatāḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया, participial predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√gam (गम् धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); predicative for the listed subjects

Agnikethu, a Rakshasa who is difficult to win over, Rasmikethu, Suptaghna and Yajnakepu waged war with Rama.

R
Rāma
A
Agniketu
R
Raśmiketu
S
Suptaghna
Y
Yajñakopa

FAQs

Dharma highlights steadfastness under pressure: even when many adversaries unite, the righteous hero stands firm, meeting force with controlled strength rather than fear.

Several prominent Rākṣasa fighters converge simultaneously to challenge Rāma in battle.

Fearlessness and steadiness—Rāma’s capacity to face multiple powerful opponents without wavering from his purpose.