Shloka 84

अतिकायवधः

The Slaying of Atikāya

Devanagari script

आग्नेयेनतदाऽस्त्रेणयोजयामाससायकम् ।।।।स जज्वालतदाबाणोधनुष्यस्यमहात्मनः ।

Transliteration

āgneyena tadāstreṇa yojayāmāsa sāyakam | sa jajvāla tadā bāṇo dhanuṣyasya mahātmanaḥ ||

Translation

پھر اس نے آگنیہ استر کا منتر پڑھ کر اس تیر کو قوت بخشی؛ اور اسی دم اس مہاتما کے کمان پر رکھا ہوا بाण شعلہ زن ہو اٹھا۔

Word by Word

• āgneyena: fiery (Agni-related)
• āgneyena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgneya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (astra-viśeṣaṇa), तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘of Agni’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• astreṇa: with the missile/weapon
• astreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• yojayāmāsa: joined/charged (set)
• yojayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative (णिजन्त), परस्मैपद

• sāyakam: the arrow
• sāyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• saḥ: it/he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jajvāla: blazed
• jajvāla: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jval (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

• bāṇaḥ: the arrow
• bāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dhanuṣyasya: of the bow
• dhanuṣyasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled (one)
• mahātmanaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (mahā+ātman)

Context

Then Lakshmana by concentration of his mind fixed on fire god which presided over the arrow, that great self-fixed in his bow glowed.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Agni (Fire deity)
• bow
• arrow

FAQs

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

Power must serve righteous purpose: divine weapons (astra) are invoked with responsibility, aligned to Dharma rather than personal rage.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa prepares an Agni-astra; the arrow visibly ignites with astric energy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Controlled strength and sacred discipline—using spiritual knowledge in service of Satya.