Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 15, Shloka 33

पञ्चदशः सर्गः — देवकृत-प्रार्थना, रावणवधोपायः, विष्णोः मानुषावतारनियोजनम्

Sarga 15: The Devas’ Petition, the Means to Slay Ravana, and Vishnu’s Commission to Incarnate as Man

Devanagari script

तमेव हत्वा सबलं सबान्धवंविरावणं रावणमग्य्रपौरुषम्।स्वर्लोकमागच्छ गतज्वरश्चिरंसुरेन्द्रगुप्तं गतदोषकल्मषम्।।1.15.33।।

Transliteration

tam eva hatvā sabalaṁ sabāndhavaṁ virāvaṇaṁ rāvaṇam agryapauruṣam | svarlokam āgaccha gatajvaraś ciraṁ surendragुप्तaṁ gatadoṣakalmaṣam || 1.15.33 ||

Translation

诛灭那使诸世界哀号的罗波那，连同其军旅与宗族；随后归返天界，久离忧热，受因陀罗守护，洗净一切过失与垢染。

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म) — object of 'hatvā'
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त, ल्यबन्त), ‘having slain’

• sa-balam: together with (his) army
• sa-balam: Karma (कर्म) — adjectival to object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) ‘balena saha’; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; viśeṣaṇa of 'tam/rāvaṇam'

• sa-bāndhavam: together with (his) kinsmen
• sa-bāndhavam: Karma (कर्म) — adjectival to object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva ‘bāndhavaiḥ saha’; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; viśeṣaṇa of 'tam/rāvaṇam'

• virāvaṇam: the distress-causer
• virāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म) — appositional to object
• Type: Noun
• Root: virāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; epithet in apposition

• rāvaṇam: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• agrya-pauruṣam: of foremost manliness/valor
• agrya-pauruṣam: Karma (कर्म) — adjectival to object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agr ya/agr y a (प्रातिपदिक) + pauruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya ‘agryaṃ pauruṣaṃ yasya’; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; viśeṣaṇa of 'rāvaṇam'

• svarga-lokam: to the heavenly world
• svarga-lokam: Gati/Karma (कर्म) — destination
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘svargasya lokaḥ’; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; goal of motion

• āgaccha: come/return
• āgaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया) — command
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) with ā-
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa, Singular

• gata-jvaraḥ: with distress gone
• gata-jvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — adjectival to subject
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (प्रातिपदिक; from √gam) + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘gataḥ jvaraḥ yasya’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; viśeṣaṇa of implied subject ‘tvam’

• ciram: after a long time / long
• ciram: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• surendra-guptam: protected by Indra
• surendra-guptam: Gati/Karma (कर्म) — adjectival to destination
• Type: Adjective
• Root: surendra (प्रातिपदिक) + gupta (प्रातिपदिक; PPP from √gup)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘surendreṇa guptam’ (instrumental sense); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) or Masculine agreeing with 'svarga-lokam' (here: Masculine Accusative Singular by form -am); viśeṣaṇa of 'svarga-lokam'

• gata-doṣa-kalmaṣam: free from faults and sin
• gata-doṣa-kalmaṣam: Gati/Karma (कर्म) — adjectival to destination
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kalmaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) with descriptive sense: ‘gataṃ doṣa-kalmaṣaṃ yasya/ yat’; Accusative Singular (-am), viśeṣaṇa of 'svarga-lokam' (or of implied ‘tvam’ per interpretation; here taken with 'svarga-lokam' as in given meanings)

Context

Kill Ravana, the cause of distress in the worlds, kill his forces and relatives. Them return to heaven protected by Indra after freeing from distress, faults and sins".ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē pañcadaśassarga:৷৷Thus ends the fifteenth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Indra (Surendra)
• Svarga (Svaḥ-loka)
• Viṣṇu (implied addressee)

FAQs

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

Dharma is restoration: removing the root of suffering enables the world (and heaven) to return to purity and peace.

What is the narrative situation?

The gods conclude their appeal by asking for Rāvaṇa’s complete defeat and the reestablishment of heavenly order.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Commitment to comprehensive justice—ending not only the tyrant but also the supporting structure of harm.