Shloka 29

रावणस्य सभाप्रवेशः — रामस्य शरवृष्ट्या राक्षससेनाविनाशः

Ravana Enters Council; Rama’s Arrow-Storm Destroys the Rakshasa Host

Devanagari script

शरीरनाभिसत्त्वार्चिश्शरारंनेमिकार्मुकम् ।ज्याघोषतलनिर्घोषंतेजोबुधदिगुणप्रभम् ।।।।दिव्यास्त्रगुणपर्यन्तंनिघ्नन्तंयुधिराक्षसान् ।ददृशूरामचक्रंतत्कालचक्रमिवप्रजाः ।।।।

Transliteration

śarīra-nābhi-sattvārciḥ-śarāraṃ nemi-kārmukam |

jyā-ghoṣa-tala-nirghoṣaṃ tejo-buddhi-guṇa-prabham ||

divyāstra-guṇa-paryantaṃ nighnantaṃ yudhi rākṣasān |

dadṛśū rāma-cakraṃ tat kāla-cakram iva prajāḥ ||

Translation

لوگوں نے جنگ میں راکشسوں کو کاٹ گرانے والا وہ “رام چکر” دیکھا: رام کا جسم گویا اس کا ناف، اندرونی سَتْو اس کی شعاع، تیر اس کی پرّیاں، کمان اس کا کنارا، کمان کی ڈوری کی ٹنکار اس کی گرج، اور اس کی تجلّی، دانائی اور سَتْگُن وہ قوت جو اس کے دیویہ استروں کو چلاتی تھی—بالکل یوں جیسے پرجا کے لیے کال چکر، یعنی زمانے کا چکر۔

Word by Word

• śarīra-nābhi: having the body as its hub
• śarīra-nābhi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक) + nābhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śarīrasya nābhiḥ = body as the navel/centre)

• sattva-arciḥ: whose radiance is valor
• sattva-arciḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + arciṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sattvasya arciḥ = glow of strength/valor)

• śarāram: with arrows as spokes
• śarāram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (śarāra = spoke-like array of arrows)

• nemi-kārmukam: with the bow as its rim
• nemi-kārmukam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nemi (प्रातिपदिक) + kārmuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (nemiḥ iva kārmukam / nemi-rūpaṃ kārmukam = bow as the rim)

• jyā-ghoṣa: bowstring-twang
• jyā-ghoṣa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jyā (प्रातिपदिक) + ghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समासपद; (jyāyāḥ ghoṣaḥ = twang of the bowstring)

• tala-nirghoṣam: with a resounding roar
• tala-nirghoṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tala (प्रातिपदिक) + nirghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (talasya nirghoṣaḥ = loud sound like a drum/beat)

• tejaḥ-buddhi-guṇa-prabham: radiant with power, intellect, and virtues
• tejaḥ-buddhi-guṇa-prabham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tejasā buddhyā guṇaiś ca prabham = radiant with power, intelligence, virtues)

• divya-astra-guṇa-paryantam: endowed with divine-missile power
• divya-astra-guṇa-paryantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (divyānām astrāṇāṃ guṇāḥ paryantāḥ yasya = reaching to the qualities/power of divine missiles)

• nighnantam: killing, striking down
• nighnantam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/participle qualifying object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; √han (to strike/kill)

• yudhi: in battle
• yudhi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (locative-usage indeclinable): ‘in battle’ (युद्धे)

• rākṣasān: the Rakshasas
• rākṣasān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• dadṛśuḥ: they saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्; √dṛś (to see)

• rāma-cakram: Rama's wheel (whirling force)
• rāma-cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rāmasya cakram = Rama's wheel)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kāla-cakram: the wheel of Time
• kāla-cakram: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kālasya cakram = wheel of Time)

• iva: like, as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• prajāḥ: the people
• prajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rākṣasas
• Kāla (Time)
• Divine weapons (divyāstras)
• Bow
• Arrows

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as cosmic order enacted through a righteous agent: Rāma’s battle becomes a moral-cosmic instrument that removes adharma, likened to Time itself which none can resist.

What is the narrative situation?

Observers on the battlefield poetically visualize Rāma’s motion and weaponry as a single ‘wheel’ that relentlessly destroys the Rākṣasa forces.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (majestic power) guided by buddhi (discernment) and guṇas (virtues)—strength under moral governance.