Shloka 12

अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः

Sarga 29: Rama’s Admonition to Khara and the Shattering of the Mace

Devanagari script

ये त्वया दण्डकारण्ये भक्षिता धर्मचारिणः।तानद्य निहतस्सङ्ख्ये ससैन्योऽनुगमिष्यसि।।।।

Transliteration

ye tvayā daṇḍakāraṇye bhakṣitā dharmacāriṇaḥ | tān adya nihataḥ saṅkhye sasainyaḥ anugamiṣyasi ||

Translation

Những người sống theo chánh pháp mà ngươi đã nuốt chửng trong rừng Dandaka—hôm nay, bị ta hạ sát nơi chiến địa, ngươi sẽ theo họ mà đi, cùng với toàn quân của ngươi.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• daṇḍakāraṇye: in the Dandaka forest
• daṇḍakāraṇye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍaka-araṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('forest of Daṇḍaka')

• bhakṣitāḥ: eaten/devoured
• bhakṣitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject in passive clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhakṣ (भक्ष् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ye-समन्वयः

• dharmacāriṇaḥ: righteous ones
• dharmacāriṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-cārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः ('one who practices dharma'); ye-विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• nihataḥ: killed
• nihataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; त्वम्-समन्वयः ('killed')

• saṅkhye: in battle
• saṅkhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅkhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अर्थः 'in battle'

• sasainyaḥ: with (your) army
• sasainyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (sa + sainya = 'with army'); त्वम्-विशेषणम्

• anugamiṣyasi: you will follow
• anugamiṣyasi: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Context

Slain by me in the battle today, you and your army will follow the righteous men eaten by you in Dandaka forest.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Khara
• Daṇḍakāraṇya (Dandaka forest)
• sainya (army)

FAQs

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

Protection of the righteous and punishment of violent wrongdoing: Rama frames Khara’s death as just consequence for harming dharma-practitioners.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama confronts Khara in battle in the Dandaka region and declares that Khara will be sent to the same fate as the ascetics he killed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s kṣātra-dharma (warrior responsibility): decisive defense of innocents and readiness to administer justice.