Shloka 41

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य तु महारण्यं रामो राजीवलोचनः ।विराधं राक्षसं हत्वा शरभङ्गं ददर्श ह ।।।।सुतीक्ष्णं चाप्यगस्त्यं च अगस्त्यभ्रातरं तथा ।

Transliteration

praviśya tu mahāraṇyaṃ rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ |

virādhaṃ rākṣasaṃ hatvā śarabhaṅgaṃ dadarśa ha |

sutīkṣṇaṃ cāpy agastyaṃ ca agastyabhrātaraṃ tathā ||

Translation

罗摩以莲华之眼进入那浩瀚荒林，诛杀罗刹毗罗陀；随后又得见圣者舍罗婆伽，并见苏提克什那、阿迦斯提耶，以及阿迦斯提耶之弟。

Word by Word

• anādṛtya: disregarding
• anādṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: an-ā-√dṛ (धातु)
• Form: Lyap absolutive (ल्यप्), ‘having disregarded’

• tu: but/then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; demonstrative used adjectivally with ‘vākyaṃ’

• vākyam: speech/words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of ‘anādṛtya’

• rāvaṇaḥ: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; subject

• kālacoditaḥ: impelled by fate
• kālacoditaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla-codita (प्रातिपदिक; काल + चोदित)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; PPP (क्त) ‘codita’ from √cud; tatpuruṣa ‘impelled by time/fate’ qualifying Rāvaṇa

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्; perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Preposition-like indeclinable (सहार्थक अव्यय) governing instrumental sense

• mārīcaḥ: Mārīca
• mārīcaḥ: Sahakartā (सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; co-subject with Rāvaṇa (saha)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; ‘of him’ (Rāma)

• āśramapadam: to the hermitage-site
• āśramapadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama-pada (प्रातिपदिक; आश्रम + पद)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘hermitage-place’; destination/object of motion

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक अव्यय)

Context

When Bharata departed, Sri Rama, a man of good fortune and steadfast in vows one who had conquered under control perceiving that the citizens from Ayodhya would arrive there, entered the Dandaka forest with single minded determination (so that there would not be breach of his promise).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Virādha
• Śarabhaṅga
• Sutīkṣṇa
• Agastya
• Daṇḍakāraṇya (implied by mahāraṇya)

FAQs

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

Dharma as protection of the righteous: Rāma’s force is directed toward removing threats to sages and the moral order of the forest.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma enters the forest, kills Virādha, and proceeds to meet major sages—marking a transition into the forest-based dharma of protecting ascetic communities.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s righteous valor: strength exercised in defense of spiritual communities rather than conquest.