Shloka 66

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

बिभेद च पुनस्सालान्सप्तैकेन महेषुणा ।गिरिं रसातलं चैव जनयन्प्रत्ययं तथा ।।।।

Transliteration

bibheda ca punaḥ sālān saptaikena maheṣuṇā |

giriṃ rasātalaṃ caiva janayan pratyayaṃ tathā ||

Translation

他又为使人彻底信服，以一支雄伟之箭贯穿七株娑罗树，并连同一座山岳，直达罗萨塔拉之界。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb = 'thereafter'

• prītamanāḥ: glad at heart
• prītamanāḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta + manas (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi ‘prītaṃ manaḥ yasya saḥ’

• tena: by that (act)
• tena: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु) (by that / because of that)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Tṛtīyā (Instr/3rd), Ekavacana; refers to that deed/act

• viśvastaḥ: confident / reassured
• viśvastaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśvasta (प्रातिपदिक; PPP from vi-√śvas) (कृदन्तवत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun

• mahākapiḥ: the great monkey
• mahākapiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + kapi (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘mahān kapiḥ’

• kiṣkindhām: Kiṣkindhā
• kiṣkindhām: Karma (कर्म) (goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṣkindhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (Acc/2nd), Ekavacana

• rāmasahitaḥ: together with Rāma
• rāmasahitaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma + sahita (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘rāmeṇa sahitaḥ’ = 'accompanied by Rāma'

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: Tinganta, Parasmaipada; Lakāra: Liṭ (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• guhām: to the cave
• guhām: Karma (कर्म) (goal/apposition with kiṣkindhām)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (Acc/2nd), Ekavacana

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, temporal adverb

Context

Again inorder to create confidence (in Sugriva), he released a single mighty shaft which penetrated seven palmyra trees, a mountain and the Rasatala.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• śāla trees
• Rasātala
• mountain

FAQs

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

Dharma includes competence in service of a righteous promise: Rāma’s display is not mere spectacle, but assurance that he can protect an ally and fulfill a pledged duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma performs the famed feat of piercing multiple trees (and beyond) with one arrow, strengthening Sugrīva’s confidence before confronting Vāli.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability and protective strength—Rāma demonstrates that his support is effective, making his vow ethically weighty and practically credible.