Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 12

विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना

Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection

Devanagari script

वीर्योत्सिक्तौ हि तौ पापौ कालपाशवशं गतौ।।।।रामस्य राजशार्दूल न पर्याप्तौ महात्मन:।

Transliteration

vīryotsiktau hi tau pāpau kāla-pāśa-vaśaṃ gatau |

rāmasya rājaśārdūla na paryāptau mahātmanaḥ ||

Translation

وہ دونوں بدکار، اپنی قوت کے نشے میں چور، پہلے ہی کال کے پھندے میں آ چکے ہیں۔ اے راجاؤں کے شیر! وہ مہاتما رام کے مقابل ہرگز کافی نہیں۔

Word by Word

• vīryotsiktau: puffed up with strength
• vīryotsiktau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīrya + utsikta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from ud-√sic)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; समासः: vīryeṇa utsiktau = 'intoxicated/proud by strength'

• hi: indeed
• hi: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana

• pāpau: wicked
• pāpau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; adjective of "tau"

• kālapāśavaśam: into the power of Death's noose
• kālapāśavaśam: Gati/Karma (कर्म) (with gatau)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla + pāśa + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; समासः: kālasya pāśaḥ (noose of Death) → tasya vaśaḥ = 'under the control of Death's noose'

• gatau: having gone / fallen
• gatau: Kriyā (क्रिया) (participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + kta (क्त) → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta-participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; predicate of "tau"

• rāmasya: of Rāma / for Rāma
• rāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• rājaśārdūla: O tiger among kings
• rājaśārdūla: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation

• paryāptau: a match / sufficient
• paryāptau: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paryāpta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from pari-√āp)
• Form: Kta-participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; predicate adjective of "tau"

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled (Rāma)
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; used substantively 'of the great-souled one'

Context

"O king! it is not proper for you to hesitate because of your paternal affection. You need to know that both the rakshasas will perish. This, I assure you.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Kāla (Death/Time)

FAQs

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

Adharma is self-defeating: violent arrogance (‘pride in strength’) leads inevitably to downfall, while dharmic power (Rāma’s) is portrayed as aligned with cosmic order.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra reassures Daśaratha that the threatening rākṣasas are destined to perish and that Rāma is fully capable of protecting the sacrifice.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s mahātmatā—great-souled steadiness and righteous capability—contrasted with the demons’ sinful pride.