Shloka 22

अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः

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

Devanagari script

पर्याप्तोऽहं गदापाणिर्हन्तुं प्राणान्रणे तव।त्रयाणामपि लोकानां पाशहस्त इवान्तकः।।।।

Transliteration

paryāpto ’haṃ gadāpāṇir hantuṃ prāṇān raṇe tava | trayāṇām api lokānāṃ pāśahasta ivāntakaḥ ||

Translation

Ta cầm chùy trong tay, đủ để đoạt mạng ngươi nơi chiến địa—như Antaka (Diêm Vương), tay cầm thòng lọng, cũng đủ kết liễu cả ba cõi.

Word by Word

• paryāptaḥ: sufficient, capable
• paryāptaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paryāpta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √āp धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom. 1st), Ekavacana; kta-participle used as predicate adjective of aham

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता) of (implicit) asmi / of hantum (agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā (Nom. 1st), Ekavacana

• gadāpāṇiḥ: mace-handed, wielding a mace
• gadāpāṇiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to aham)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom. 1st), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘mace-in-hand’

• hantum: to kill
• hantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: Tumun-anta (infinitive), expressing purpose/capability

• prāṇān: lives, vital breaths
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म) of hantum
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Acc. 2nd), Bahuvacana

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (Loc. 7th), Ekavacana

• tava: your
• tava: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen. 6th), Ekavacana

• trayāṇām: of three
• trayāṇām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of lokānām
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen. 6th), Bahuvacana; numeral adjective qualifying lokānām

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya/avadhāraṇa-nipāta (also/even)

• lokānām: of worlds
• lokānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (dependent genitive with antakaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen. 6th), Bahuvacana

• pāśahastaḥ: noose-handed
• pāśahastaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान) (qualifying antakaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa + hasta (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom. 1st), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘noose-in-hand’

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya

• antakaḥ: Yama, the Ender
• antakaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom. 1st), Ekavacana

Context

You have killed these fourteen thousand demons. Therefore, I will wipe their tears by destroying you.

Characters & Entities

• Khara
• Rāma
• gadā (mace)
• Antaka (Yama)
• pāśa (noose)

FAQs

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

The verse serves as a negative example: dharma discourages intimidation and ego-driven violence; power without righteousness becomes mere threat.

What is the narrative situation?

Khara escalates his challenge, claiming he alone can kill Rāma, likening himself to Yama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s fearlessness is implicitly tested; steadfastness in dharma is shown by not being shaken by boasts.