Shloka 20

Devanagari script

विष्णुना वसता चापि गृहे दशरथस्य वै । दशग्रीवो हतश्छन्न॑ संयुगे भीमकर्मणा,“भयंकर पराक्रमी भगवान्‌ विष्णुने भी श्रीरामरूपसे दशरथके घरमें छिपे रहकर युद्धमें दशमुख रावणका वध किया था

Transliteration

viṣṇunā vasatā cāpi gṛhe daśarathasya vai | daśagrīvo hataś channaḥ saṃyuge bhīmakarmaṇā ||

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— یہاں تک کہ وِشنو نے بھی—جو ہولناک کارنامے انجام دینے والا ہے—دشرَتھ کے گھر میں (رام کے روپ میں) پوشیدہ رہ کر جنگ میں دَشگریوَ کا وध کیا۔

Word by Word

• विष्णुना: by Vishnu
• विष्णुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वसता: while dwelling / by (him) dwelling
• वसता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (निवासे)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दशरथस्य: of Dasharatha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• दशग्रीवः: the ten-necked one (Ravana)
• दशग्रीवः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशग्रीव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हतः: killed / slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (हिंसायाम्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• छन्नः: hidden / concealed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छद् (आवरणे)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भीमकर्मणा: by the one of terrible deeds (i.e., mighty in action)
• भीमकर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Viṣṇu
• Daśaratha
• Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• Śrī Rāma (implied by context: Viṣṇu dwelling in Daśaratha’s house)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that the Divine may take on a concealed, human mode (incarnation) to uphold dharma: power is exercised not for display but to remove tyranny and re-establish moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana recalls the Rāmāyaṇa episode: Viṣṇu, residing in Daśaratha’s household as Rāma, fought and killed Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) in battle—emphasizing the avatar’s hidden identity and decisive action.