Shloka 29

शक्तिप्रहारः

Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding

Devanagari script

एषातेहृदयंभित्त्वाशक्तिर्लोहितलक्षणा ।मद्भाहुपरिघोत्सृष्टाप्राणानादाययास्यति ।।।।

Transliteration

eṣā te hṛdayaṃ bhittvā śaktir lohitalakṣaṇā |

madbāhuparighotsṛṣṭā prāṇān ādāya yāsyati ||

Translation

Ngọn lao mang dấu đỏ này, do cánh tay ta như chùy phóng ra, sẽ xuyên thủng tim ngươi, rồi mang theo sinh mạng ngươi mà rời đi.

Word by Word

• एषा: this (she/it)
• एषा: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: कर्म (Karma; object of ‘bhittvā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भित्त्वा: having pierced
• भित्त्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhid (धातु √भिद्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund), ‘having pierced/split’

• शक्तिः: javelin
• शक्तिः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लोहितलक्षणा: red-marked / blood-red
• लोहितलक्षणा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of ‘śaktiḥ’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lohita + lakṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: लोहितं लक्षणं यस्याः = ‘having a red mark/appearance’

• मद्भाहुपरिघोत्सृष्टा: hurled by my arm (like a club)
• मद्भाहुपरिघोत्सृष्टा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of ‘śaktiḥ’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad + bāhu + parigha + utsṛṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘utsṛṣṭā’; समासार्थः: मद्भाहु-परिघेण उत्सृष्टा = ‘released by my arm like a club/bar’ (instrumental sense within compound)

• प्राणान्: life-breaths
• प्राणान्: कर्म (Karma; object of ‘ādāya’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• आदाय: taking away
• आदाय: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु √दा ‘to take’)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund), ‘having taken away’

• यास्यति: will go / will depart (i.e., will take away)
• यास्यति: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु √या)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

"This javelin released by my bludgeon-like arm will pierce your heart and take away your life."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Lakṣmaṇa
• śakti (spear/javelin)

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates how adharma escalates into life-taking intent; dharma stands opposed to such prideful, cruel resolve.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa explicitly threatens Lakṣmaṇa with a lethal spear-strike aimed at the heart.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negatively, it emphasizes Rāvaṇa’s arrogance and violent intent; by implication, it sets the stage for Lakṣmaṇa’s steadfast resistance.