Shloka 14

अरण्यकाण्डे द्वात्रिंशः सर्गः

Śūrpaṇakhā’s Report to Rāvaṇa and the Panegyric of His Might

Devanagari script

कैलासपर्वतं गत्वा विजित्य नरवाहनम्।विमानं पुष्पकं तस्य कामगं वै जहार यः।।।।

Transliteration

kailāsaparvataṃ gatvā vijitya naravāhanam | vimānaṃ puṣpakaṃ tasya kāmagaṃ vai jahāra yaḥ || 3.32.14 ||

Translation

وہ کیلاش پربت پر گیا، نرواہن (کُبیر) کو مغلوب کیا، اور اس کا کامگامی پُشپک وِمان—جو خواہش کے مطابق چلتا تھا—زبردستی چھین لے گیا۔

Word by Word

• kailāsa-parvatam: Mount Kailāsa
• kailāsa-parvatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: kailāsaḥ parvataḥ (Mount Kailāsa)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: absolutive (क्त्वा): 'having gone'

• vijitya: having conquered
• vijitya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√ji (जि धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: absolutive (क्त्वा): 'having conquered'

• nara-vāhanam: Nara-vāhana (Kubera)
• nara-vāhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi epithet: naraḥ vāhanaṃ yasya (he whose vehicle is men) = Kubera

• vimānam: aerial chariot
• vimānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• puṣpakam: Puṣpaka (name)
• puṣpakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; proper name of the vimāna

• tasya: his/its
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pumliṅga/Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; 'of him/its'

• kāma-gam: moving at will
• kāma-gam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक; from √gam)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: kāmena gacchati iti (moving at will)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (निपात): 'indeed'

• jahāra: carried off
• jahāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (हृ धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

Context

Ravana went to mount Kailasa, conquered Kubera and took away forcibly his aerial chariot Pushpaka which can fly as per the rider's desire;

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Puṣpaka-vimāna
• Rāvaṇa (implied subject)

FAQs

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

Legitimacy matters in dharma: conquest and seizure for ego or greed is contrasted with rightful rule; the Ramayana repeatedly frames usurpation as adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration continues listing Rāvaṇa’s notorious exploits, including taking the Puṣpaka-vimāna from Kubera.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bold initiative and martial dominance, presented as morally compromised when used for unlawful appropriation.