Shloka 9

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

निहत्य रुक्मकवचो युद्धे युद्धविशारदः । धन्विनो विविधैर्बाणैरवाप्य पृथिवीमिमाम्

Transliteration

nihatya rukmakavaco yuddhe yuddhaviśāradaḥ | dhanvino vividhairbāṇairavāpya pṛthivīmimām

Translation

Vị cung thủ lão luyện chiến trận, đã dùng muôn loại mũi tên mà hạ sát Rukmakavaca nơi chiến địa, rồi giành được chính cõi đất này.

Word by Word

• निहत्य: having slain
• निहत्य: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• रुक्मकवचः: Rukmakavaca
• रुक्मकवचः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्म + कवच (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana (location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• युद्धविशारदः: skilled in warfare
• युद्धविशारदः: Visheshana (of Rukmakavaca)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्ध + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (battle-expert)

• धन्विनः: of the archer
• धन्विनः: Sambandha (genitive/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana (instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• अवाप्य: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (of पृथिवीम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual epic narration; specific speaker not explicit in the single-verse excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विविधैर्बाणैः = विविधैः बाणैः

Characters & Entities

• Rukmakavaca

FAQs

Who is Rukmakavaca in this verse?

Rukmakavaca is a named warrior (literally ‘golden-armored’), presented here as a formidable, battle-experienced opponent who is slain in combat.

What is the central action described in this shloka?

The verse states that an archer defeats and kills Rukmakavaca using various arrows, and as a result gains (wins) the earth/kingdom.

What ethical or thematic lesson can be drawn from this verse?

On its own, the verse highlights martial prowess and the acquisition of sovereignty through victory; ethical evaluation (dharma vs. adharma) depends on the surrounding narrative context of the chapter.