Shloka 4

राज्ञः शङ्का

प्रत्याख्यानम् (Daśaratha’s Objections to Sending Rāma) — Bala Kanda, Sarga 20

Devanagari script

इमे शूराश्च विक्रान्ता भृत्या मेऽस्त्रविशारदा:।योग्या रक्षोगणैर्योद्धुं न रामं नेतुमर्हसि।।।।

Transliteration

ime śūrāś ca vikrāntā bhṛtyā me 'straviśāradāḥ | yogyā rakṣogaṇair yoddhuṁ na rāmaṁ netum arhasi ||

Translation

我的这些随从勇猛强健，精通兵器，足以与罗刹群战；你不应带走罗摩。

Word by Word

• ime: these
• ime: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• śūrāḥ: valiant
• śūrāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of bhṛtyāḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• vikrāntāḥ: mighty, bold
• vikrāntāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikrānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of bhṛtyāḥ

• bhṛtyāḥ: servants, retainers
• bhṛtyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject; those who are fit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; possessive genitive

• astraviśāradāḥ: skilled in weapons
• astraviśāradāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक) + viśārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (‘skilled in weapons’); viśeṣaṇa of bhṛtyāḥ

• yogyāḥ: fit, capable
• yogyāḥ: Pradhāna-vidheya (विधेय/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; predicate adjective

• rakṣogaṇaiḥ: with the rākṣasa-hosts
• rakṣogaṇaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/with; opponent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa (‘group of rākṣasas’); sahakāra/viṣaya with yoddhum

• yoddhum: to fight
• yoddhum: Kriyā-artha (क्रियार्थ/infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yudh (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमन्त), avyaya-kṛdanta; purpose/action ‘to fight’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-nipāta (negation particle)

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• netum: to take/lead away
• netum: Kriyā-artha (क्रियार्थ/infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमन्त)

• arhasi: you ought (to), it is proper for you
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

Here is the whole akshauhini (army) of which I am the lord and sustainer.Accompanied by the akshauhini I shall engage those rakshsasas in the battle.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Viśvāmitra
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Guardianship as dharma: Daśaratha argues that trained protectors should bear the burden of violence, not a young prince—reflecting a duty to shield the vulnerable.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha offers his elite warriors as an alternative to taking Rāma to the forest-sacrifice.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and protective care—he seeks a solution that preserves dharma without risking his son.