Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 24

इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं

Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

सवीरशयनेशिश्येविज्यमादायकार्मुकम् ।।6.45.24।।भिन्नमुष्टिपरीणाहंत्रिणतंरुक्मभूषितम् ।

Transliteration

sa vīraśayane śiśye vijyam ādāya kārmukam |

bhinnamuṣṭiparīṇāhaṃ triṇataṃ rukmabhūṣitam ||6.45.24||

Translation

Người nằm trên chiến sàng của bậc dũng sĩ, buông cho cung trở nên vô lực—cây cung trang sức vàng, chỗ nắm dày chắc, uốn cong thành ba khúc.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he (Rama)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vīra-śayane: on the warriors' bed
• vīra-śayane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक) + śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), Neuter, Locative, Singular

• śiśye: lay down/rested
• śiśye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śī (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada

• vijyam: unstrung
• vijyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi- + jya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; 'without bowstring' (vi-jya) qualifying kārmukam

• ādāya: having taken/holding
• ādāya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā- + dā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय: ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form

• kārmukam: bow
• kārmukam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārmuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• bhinna-muṣṭi-parīṇāham: with loosened/broken grip and girth
• bhinna-muṣṭi-parīṇāham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhinna (कृदन्त) + muṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + parīṇāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (बहुपद-समास; 'with grip/circumference broken/loosened'), Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying kārmukam

• triṇatam: bent in three places
• triṇatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + nata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (tri + nata), PPP (क्त) from √nam ‘to bend’; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying kārmukam

• rukma-bhūṣitam: adorned with gold
• rukma-bhūṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rukma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: rukmeṇa bhūṣitam), PPP (क्त) from √bhūṣ; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying kārmukam

Context

Rama lay relaxed on the hero's bed quitting his goldplated bow strung and bent at both ends, and the middle.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bow (kārmuka)

FAQs

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

Dharma recognizes human limits: even the ideal ruler-hero may be forced to pause. The righteous path includes humility before circumstance and readiness to rise again.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma, overwhelmed by wounds, lies on the battlefield and his bow is left slack, signifying a temporary cessation of combat.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composure in crisis: the hero’s dignity remains even in collapse, suggesting inner steadiness beyond the weapon in hand.