Shloka 39

जटायुरावणयुद्धम्

Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana

Devanagari script

सञ्छिन्नबाहोस्सद्यैव बाहवस्सहसाभवन्।।।।विषज्वालावलीयुक्ता वल्मीकादिव पन्नगाः।

Transliteration

sañchinna-bāhoḥ sadyaiva bāhavaḥ sahasābhavan | viṣa-jvālā-valī-yuktā valmīkād iva pannagāḥ ||

Translation

尽管手臂被砍断，新的手臂立刻长了出来——就像毒蛇突然从蚁穴中窜出，缠绕着剧毒的烈焰。

Word by Word

• सञ्छिन्नबाहोः: of one whose arms were cut off
• सञ्छिन्नबाहोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-छिद् (धातु) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (यस्य बाहू सञ्छिन्नौ), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (of Ravana)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (immediately)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• बाहवः: arms
• बाहवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (suddenly)

• अभवन्: came to be/appeared
• अभवन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विषज्वालावलीयुक्ताः: endowed with rows of poisonous flames
• विषज्वालावलीयुक्ताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष + ज्वाला + आवली + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (विषज्वालानाम् आवली तया युक्ताः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पन्नगाः)

• वल्मीकात्: from an anthill
• वल्मीकात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्मीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-सूचक (like/as)

• पन्नगाः: serpents
• पन्नगाः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

As the left arms were cut off, there came out from them all the ten arms instantaneously like serpents emitting poisonous flames from anthills

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

It underscores that power without righteousness can be terrifying; dharma is not measured by supernatural strength but by moral purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

After Jaṭāyu severs Rāvaṇa’s arms, they rapidly reappear, described with ominous serpent-and-poison imagery.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Jaṭāyu’s persistence is highlighted indirectly—he faces an enemy whose might renews itself.