Shloka 167

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

अथाददेसूर्यमरीचिकल्पं स ब्रह्मदण्डान्तककाकलकल्पम् ।अरिष्टमैन्द्रंनिशितंसुपुङ्खंरामश्शरंमारुततुल्यवेगम् ।।।।

Transliteration

athādadē sūryamarīcikalpaṃ sa brahmadaṇḍāntakakālakalpam | ariṣṭam aindraṃ niśitaṃ supuṅkhaṃ rāmaḥ śaraṃ mārutatulyavēgam ||

Translation

پھر رام نے وہ تیر اٹھایا جو سورج کی کرن کی طرح روشن، برہما کے ڈنڈے اور موت کے وقت جیسا خوفناک تھا۔ یہ اندر کا طاقتور، تباہ کن، تیز دھار اور ہوا کی طرح تیز رفتار تیر تھا۔

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Anantarya (अनन्तर्य)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: Discourse particle (अनन्तर/आरम्भ-अव्यय)

• आददे: took up
• आददे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada

• सूर्यमरीचिकल्पम्: like the rays of the sun
• सूर्यमरीचिकल्पम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य + मरीचि + कल्प (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘sūryasya marīciḥ’ + ‘kalpa’ = like sun-rays; qualifying शरम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मदण्डान्तककालकल्पम्: like Brahma’s staff and like Death/Time
• ब्रह्मदण्डान्तककालकल्पम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मदण्ड + अन्तक + काल + कल्प (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: like Brahma’s rod and like Death/Time; qualifying शरम्

• अरिष्टम्: deadly/destructive
• अरिष्टम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying शरम्

• ऐन्द्रम्: Indra’s
• ऐन्द्रम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र + अण् (तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक: ऐन्द्र)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; taddhita adjective ‘belonging to Indra’; qualifying शरम्

• निशितम्: sharp
• निशितम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying शरम्

• सुपुङ्खम्: well-fletched
• सुपुङ्खम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + पुङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; कर्मधारयः ‘well-fletched’; qualifying शरम्

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरम्: arrow
• शरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मारुततुल्यवेगम्: with speed equal to the wind
• मारुततुल्यवेगम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मारुत + तुल्य + वेग (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘mārutena tulyaḥ vegaḥ yasya’ = having wind-like speed; qualifying शरम्

Context

Then Rama took up the effulgent sun beam like arrow with feathers and the destructive rod of Brahma and the Time spirit that was fatal to enemies that was fast as wind speed and charged with Indra's mantra.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sūrya
• Brahmā
• Antaka
• Indra
• Śara (arrow)
• Māruta (wind)

FAQs

How does this verse relate to Dharma in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa?

By depicting Rāma taking a divinely empowered arrow, the verse frames his violence as rule-bound and purposeful—an instrument of justice against adharma rather than personal rage.

Where is Satya (truth) implied in this verse?

Satya is implied through the alignment of Rāma’s action with cosmic order—Brahmā, Kāla, and Indra symbolize an objective moral reality in which truth supports righteous action and rightful outcomes.