Shloka 2

उत्पातदर्शनं खरसैन्यसमागमश्च

Omens of calamity and the approach of Khara’s army

Devanagari script

तानुत्पातान्महोघोरानुत्थितान्रोमहर्षणान्।प्रजानामहितान्दृष्ट्वा रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

tān utpātān mahā-ghorān utthitān roma-harṣaṇān | prajānām ahitān dṛṣṭvā rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt ||

Translation

Thấy những điềm dữ vô cùng ghê rợn vừa dấy lên—khiến người rùng mình, tóc dựng, và gây hại cho muôn loài—Rama liền cất lời bảo với Lakshmana.

Word by Word

• imān: these
• imān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• paśya: see
• paśya: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mahābāho: O long-armed one
• mahābāho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• sarvabhūtāpahāriṇaḥ: destroying/stealing away all beings
• sarvabhūtāpahāriṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + bhūta + apahārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः; विशेषण (mahotpātān)

• samutthitān: arisen
• samutthitān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + ud + sthā (स्था धातु) + kta
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (mahotpātān)

• mahotpātān: great portents
• mahotpātān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + utpāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘great portents’)

• saṃhartum: to destroy
• saṃhartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam + hṛ (हृ धातु; ‘to take away/destroy’) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); प्रयोजन (‘in order to destroy’)

• sarvarākṣasān: all rākṣasas
• sarvarākṣasān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘all demons’)

Context

When Rama saw the most dreadful, horripilating phenomena foreboding calamity, he said to Lakshmana:

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• portents (utpāta)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes alertness to signs of harm and taking timely protective counsel—responsible leaders respond to forewarning rather than ignore it.

What is the narrative situation?

Ominous phenomena appear in the forest; Rama, recognizing danger, begins instructing Lakshmana.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vigilance and discernment—Rama reads the situation and initiates protective action.