Shloka 28

खररामयुद्धम् — The Battle of Khara and Rama

Aranya Kanda, Sarga 28

Devanagari script

ततः पश्चान्महातेजा नाराचान्भास्करोपमान्।जिघांसू राक्षसङ्कृद्धस्त्रयोदश समाददे।।।।

Transliteration

tataḥ paścān mahātejā nārācān bhāskaropamān |

jighāṃsū rākṣasaṃ kruddhas trayodaśa samādade ||

Translation

اس کے بعد مہاتجس راما، رाक्षس کو ہلاک کرنے کے ارادے سے اور غضبناک ہو کر، سورج کی مانند دہکتے ہوئے تیرہ نارाच تیر اٹھا لیے۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• mahātejāḥ: the mighty/effulgent one
• mahātejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya 'greatly radiant'; adjective to (understood) rāmaḥ

• nārācān: iron arrows
• nārācān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• bhāskara-upamān: sun-like
• bhāskara-upamān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa 'comparable to the sun'; adjective to nārācān

• jighāṃsuḥ: desiring to kill
• jighāṃsuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √han (धातु) + san (सन्, desiderative)
• Form: Desiderative participle (सन्नन्त-प्रातिपदिक), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'wishing to kill'

• rākṣasam: the demon
• rākṣasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of intended killing

• kruddhaḥ: enraged
• kruddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √krudh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; adjective to mahātejāḥ

• trayodaśa: thirteen
• trayodaśa: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trayodaśan (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana (agreeing with nārācān)

• samādade: took up
• samādade: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada

Context

Enraged and effulgent Rama took up thirteen darts, radiant like the Sun, with a wish to kill the demon.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Khara
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes firm resolve against adharma; righteous protection may require decisive action when a violent aggressor threatens order.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama prepares a larger, finishing sequence of missiles—thirteen nārāca arrows—against Khara.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination in the service of protection: Rama’s resolute will to end a destructive threat.