Shloka 27

रावणशूलप्रक्षेपः

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

Devanagari script

सातोलिताबलवताशक्तिर्घण्टाकृतस्वना ।नभःप्रज्वालयामासयुगान्तोल्केवसप्रभा ।।।।

Transliteration

sā tolitā balavatā śaktir ghaṇṭā-kṛta-svanā | nabhaḥ prajvālayāmāsa yugāntolkeva sa-prabhā ||

Translation

Được bậc dũng lực nhấc lên, cây Śakti vang tiếng như chuông; ánh rực của nó thiêu đốt cả bầu trời, tựa sao băng cuối kiếp chói lòa.

Word by Word

• sā: she/that (javelin)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tolitā: lifted/raised
• tolitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tul (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शक्तिः विशेषयति

• balavatā: by the mighty (one)
• balavatā: Kartr̥ (कर्तृ/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (by the strong one)

• śaktiḥ: the javelin
• śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ghaṇṭā-kṛta-svanā: making a bell-like sound
• ghaṇṭā-kṛta-svanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghaṇṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (धातु) [kṛta] + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (घण्टाभिः कृतः स्वनः यस्याः सा), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (kṛta), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शक्तिः विशेषयति

• nabhaḥ: the sky
• nabhaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prajvālayāmāsa: set ablaze/illumined
• prajvālayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jval (धातु) [jvālayati]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yugānta-ulkā: a meteor at the end of the age
• yugānta-ulkā: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga-anta (प्रातिपदिक) + ulkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (युगान्ते उल्का), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय

• sa-prabhā: radiant, with splendor
• sa-prabhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रभया सह), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शक्तिः विशेषयति

Context

When mighty Rama lifted up that javelin, it rendered sonorous sounds of bells and lit up the sky like a meteor at the end of the universal dissolution.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• śakti (javelin)
• nabhas (sky)

FAQs

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

Dharma frames power as instrumental, not ornamental: a radiant weapon is meaningful only insofar as it serves protection of the righteous order and the defeat of adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma raises the divine javelin; its sound and brilliance are described as it prepares to be used against the trident.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (splendor/inner potency) disciplined by purpose—strength that is controlled and directed toward a just end.