Shloka 16

रावणशूलप्रक्षेपः

Ravana Hurls the Trident; Rama Counters with Indra’s Javelin

Devanagari script

अतिनादस्य्यदानेनतेनतस्यदुरात्मनः ।सर्वभूतानिवित्रेसुस्सागरश्चप्रचुक्षुभे ।।।।

Transliteration

atinādasya yadānena tena tasya durātmanaḥ |

sarvabhūtāni vitresuḥ sāgaraś ca pracukṣubhe ||6.104.16||

Translation

Bởi tiếng rống chấn tai ấy của kẻ tâm địa tà ác, muôn loài đều kinh hãi; ngay cả đại dương cũng cuộn dậy, xao động dữ dội.

Word by Word

• ati-nādasya: of the very loud roar
• ati-nādasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + nāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'ati-nāda' = very loud roar

• yā-dānena: by that utterance (which...)
• yā-dānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yā (relative pronoun yad-; प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative-correlative: 'by which giving/utterance' (here: by which sound/roar)

• tena: by that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• durātmanaḥ: of the evil-minded one
• durātmanaḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dur-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'duṣṭa ātmā'

• sarva-bhūtāni: all beings
• sarva-bhūtāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū धातु, क्त)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारय: 'sarvāṇi bhūtāni'

• vitresuḥ: were frightened
• vitresuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√tras (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

• sāgaraḥ: the ocean
• sāgaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• pracukṣubhe: became greatly agitated
• pracukṣubhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṣubh (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ātmanepada

Context

By the loud roar of the evil-minded Ravana's sound, all living beings feared and even the ocean was set to tremble.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Ocean (Sāgara)
• All beings (Sarvabhūta)

FAQs

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

Dharma is aligned with protection and reassurance; adharma spreads भय (fear) widely. A ruler/warrior’s power is judged by its effect on the vulnerable.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration describes the universal impact of Rāvaṇa’s roar—creatures panic and the ocean churns.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate strength is implied as the ideal: the righteous hero’s might should calm and safeguard, not terrify indiscriminately.