Shloka 26

कुन्तीगर्भगोपनम् तथा मञ्जूषाप्रवाहः

Kuntī’s concealed childbirth and the river-borne casket

Devanagari script

तूणादादाय काकुत्स्थो ब्रह्मास्त्रेण युयोज ह । त॑ बाणवर्य रामेण ब्रह्मास्त्रेणानुमन्त्रितम्‌

Transliteration

tūṇād ādāya kākutstho brahmāstreṇa yuyoja ha | taṃ bāṇavaryaṃ rāmeṇa brahmāstreṇānumantritam ||

Translation

马尔坎德耶说道：“卡库特斯塔（罗摩）自箭囊取箭，以梵天神兵（Brahmāstra）加持之。那最上之箭，经罗摩以梵天神兵诵咒灌注，遂得大威力。”

Word by Word

• तूणात्: from the quiver
• तूणात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूण
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• काकुत्स्थः: Kakutstha (Rama)
• काकुत्स्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकुत्स्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मास्त्रेण: with the Brahmā-weapon
• ब्रह्मास्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• युयोज: he yoked/attached/applied
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बाणवर्यम्: the excellent arrow
• बाणवर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाणवर्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ब्रह्मास्त्रेण: with the Brahmā-weapon
• ब्रह्मास्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अनुमन्त्रितम्: consecrated/empowered (by mantra)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-मन्त्र्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)
• काकुत्स्थ (Kākutstha/Rāma)
• राम (Rāma)
• तूण (quiver)
• बाण (arrow)
• ब्रह्मास्त्र (Brahmāstra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power is shown as inseparable from discipline: the Brahmāstra is not merely a physical weapon but a mantra-charged force, implying ethical restraint and correct ritual/mental authorization before deployment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Rāma draws an arrow from his quiver and empowers it by invoking the Brahmāstra, preparing a supreme missile for decisive action.