Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 9

रावणवधः — The Slaying of Ravana

Brahmāstra Discharge

Devanagari script

द्वाराणांपरिघाणां च गिरीणांचापिभेदनम् ।नानारुधिरदिग्धाङ्गंमेदोदिग्धंसुदारुणम् ।।।।

Transliteration

dvārāṇāṃ parighāṇāṃ ca girīṇāṃ cāpi bhedanam |

nānārudhiradigdhāṅgaṃ medodigdhaṃ sudāruṇam ||

Translation

Kayang biyakin ang mga tarangkahan at mga bakal na halang, maging ang mga bundok; ang katawan nito’y nabahiran ng dugo ng maraming kaaway—kakila-kilabot, winisikan ng taba at utak-buto.

Word by Word

• dvārāṇām: of gates
• dvārāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/‘of’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• parighāṇām: of bars/bolts
• parighāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/‘of’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parigha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• girīṇām: of mountains
• girīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/‘of’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: even, also
• api: Avadhāraṇa/Api (अवधारण/समुच्चयार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• bhedanam: splitting, breaking
• bhedanam: Karma (कर्म/object; ‘splitting’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhedana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nānā-rudhira-digdha-aṅgam: with limbs smeared with various blood
• nānā-rudhira-digdha-aṅgam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā + rudhira + digdha + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (whose limbs are smeared with various blood); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• medaḥ-digdham: smeared with fat
• medaḥ-digdham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: medas + digdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (smeared with fat/marrow); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• su-dāruṇam: very dreadful
• su-dāruṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (su- intensifier); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Context

Capable of splitting gateways, iron bars, even mountains, smeared with blood and brain marrow of various Asuras, of dreadful appearance.

FAQs

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

The verse underscores the grim cost of adharma-driven violence: immense destructive power culminates in horror and ruin, reminding that might without righteousness leads to dreadful ends.

What is the narrative situation?

A graphic battlefield description highlights the terrifying, destructive capacity of the weapon/force being described and its blood-smeared aftermath.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a cautionary contrast: the text foregrounds the consequences of unchecked brutality, implicitly valuing restraint and dharmic conduct over mere power.