Shloka 18

Devanagari script

स भूमौ रुधिरोद्गारी रामबाणाभिपीडितः।।3.27.18।।न्यपतत्पतितैः पूर्वं स्वशिरोभिर्निशाचरः।

Transliteration

sa bhūmau rudhirodgārī rāmabāṇābhipīḍitaḥ || 3.27.18 || nyapatat patitaiḥ pūrvaṁ svaśirobhir niśācaraḥ |

Translation

رام کے تیروں سے کچلا ہوا وہ نشاچر، خون اگلتا ہوا، زمین پر ڈھیر ہو گیا؛ اس کے اپنے سر پہلے ہی اس کے آگے گرے پڑے تھے۔

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रुधिरोद्गारी: vomiting blood
• रुधिरोद्गारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुधिर + उद्गारिन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: रुधिर-उद्गारिन् (‘blood-vomiting’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण निशाचरस्य

• रामबाणाभिपीडितः: afflicted by Rama's arrows
• रामबाणाभिपीडितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम + बाण + अभि + पीडित (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (instrumental/agent implied): राम-बाण-अभि-पीडित (‘pressed/afflicted by Rama's arrows’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण निशाचरस्य

• न्यपतत्: fell down
• न्यपतत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पतितैः: with fallen
• पतितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण शिरोभिः

• पूर्वम्: previously, earlier
• पूर्वम्: Desha-kala-adhikarana (देश-काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (earlier/before)

• स्वशिरोभिः: with his own heads
• स्वशिरोभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + शिरस् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: स्व-शिरस् (‘his own heads’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• निशाचरः: the demon
• निशाचरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशाचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Context

I promise you on my weapon that I will kill Rama.He who killed all demons deserves to be slain.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Rakshasa (niśācara)
• Arrows (bāṇa)

FAQs

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

Adharma culminates in downfall: violent wrongdoing returns as consequence. The verse reinforces moral causality within the epic’s worldview.

What is the narrative situation?

After decapitation, the rākṣasa collapses, bleeding, signaling the completion of Rāma’s strike.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfastness in protecting the righteous by fully neutralizing a threat.