Shloka 29

रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः

The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel

Devanagari script

गवाक्षितमिवाकाशंबभूवशरवृष्टिभिः ।महावेगैस्सुतीक्ष्णैग्रैर्गृध्रपत्रैःसुवाजितैः ।।6.100.29।।

Transliteration

gavākṣitam ivākāśaṃ babhūva śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ |

mahāvegaiḥ sutīkṣṇāgrair gṛdhrapatraiḥ suvājitaiḥ ||6.100.29||

Translation

تیروں کی بارشوں سے آکاش گویا جھروکوں کی جالی سا بن گیا؛ وہ تیر ہوا کی مانند تیز، نہایت نوک دار، اور گِدھ کے پروں سے پرآراستہ تھے۔

Word by Word

• गवाक्षितम्: windowed/perforated (as with windows)
• गवाक्षितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गवाक्षित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (of ākāśam)

• इव: like
• इव: उपमान (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमानसूचक

• आकाशम्: the sky
• आकाशम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• बभूव: became/appeared
• बभूव: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शरवृष्टिभिः: by showers of arrows
• शरवृष्टिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('of arrows' + 'shower')

• महावेगैः: with great speed
• महावेगैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वेग (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः ('great' + 'speedy'); विशेषणम् (of the arrows)

• सुतीक्ष्णाग्रैः: with very sharp points
• सुतीक्ष्णाग्रैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + तीक्ष्ण + अग्र (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ('very sharp' + 'pointed'); विशेषणम्

• गृध्रपत्रैः: with vulture/eagle feathers (as fletching)
• गृध्रपत्रैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृध्र + पत्र (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ('vulture/eagle' + 'feather/plume'); विशेषणम्

• सुवाजितैः: well-driven/well-fitted
• सुवाजितैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + वाजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; अर्थः 'well-fitted/strongly driven' (of arrows)

Context

"On killing both Rama and Lakshmana, I will relieve the sorrow of ministers killed and of Lanka from suffering.

Characters & Entities

• ākāśa (sky)
• śara (arrows)
• gṛdhra (vulture feathers)

FAQs

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

The verse artistically depicts the overwhelming spread of violence; dharma’s purpose is to restrain such destructive excess and re-establish a truthful, life-protecting order.

What is the narrative situation?

Arrows fill the air so densely that the sky seems patterned like a windowed lattice.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implied martial prowess on both sides; the text focuses on intensity rather than a single moral trait.