Valmiki Ramayana 6.78.11 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 78, Shloka 11

मकराक्षस्य निर्गमनम्

The Deployment of Makaraksha and Ravana’s Fury

Devanagari script

अद्यरामंवधिष्यामिलक्ष्मणं च निशाचराः ।शाखामृगं च सुग्रीवंवानरांश्चशरोत्तमैः ।।।।

Transliteration

adya rāmaṃ vadhiṣyāmi lakṣmaṇaṃ ca niśācarāḥ | śākhāmṛgaṃ ca sugrīvaṃ vānarāṃś ca śarottamaiḥ ||

Translation

โอ้เหล่านิศาจร! วันนี้ข้าจะสังหารพระรามและพระลักษมณ์ ทั้งสุครีพ วานรผู้เที่ยวอยู่ตามกิ่งไม้ และหมู่วานรทั้งปวง ด้วยศรอันประเสริฐยิ่งของข้า

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative) एकवचन

• वधिष्यामि: I will kill
• वधिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लक्ष्मणम्: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative) एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निशाचरान्: night-rangers (Rakshasas)
• निशाचरान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशाचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative) बहुवचन

• शाखामृगम्: the monkey (lit. tree-animal)
• शाखामृगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखामृग (प्रातिपदिक: शाखा + मृग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शाखासु मृगः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुग्रीवम्: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• वानरान्: monkeys/vanaras
• वानरान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शरोत्तमैः: with excellent arrows
• शरोत्तमैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक: शर + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental) बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (उत्तमाः शराः)

Context

"Now I shall put an end to Rama and Lakshmana, Sugriva and the Vanaras with the best of arrows."

Characters & Entities

• Makarākṣa
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sugrīva
• Vānaras
• Arrows (śara)

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates how arrogance and violent intent (without just cause) stand opposed to dharma. In the Ramayana’s moral universe, speech that delights in slaughter signals inner adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Makarākṣa boasts to fellow Rākṣasas that he will kill the leaders of Rāma’s alliance using superior arrows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast to the boast, the virtue implied for dharmic warriors is humility and restraint—strength guided by righteous purpose rather than contempt.