Shloka 22

अस्त्रप्रदानम्

Bestowal of Divine Astras to Rama

Devanagari script

सर्वसङ्ग्रहणं येषां दैवतैरपि दुर्लभम्।तान्यस्त्राणि तदा विप्रो राघवाय न्यवेदयत्।।।।

Transliteration

sarvasaṅgrahaṇaṃ yeṣāṃ daivatair api durlabham |

tāny astrāṇi tadā vipro rāghavāya nyavedayat ||

Translation

那些连诸天也难以尽得的神兵——那些阿斯特拉，婆罗门圣者当时授予罗伽婆，并使他知晓其法。

Word by Word

• सर्वसङ्ग्रहणम्: complete acquisition
• सर्वसङ्ग्रहणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सङ्ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: सर्वस्य सङ्ग्रहणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• येषाम्: of which/whose
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• दैवतैः: by the gods/celestials
• दैवतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (or पुंलिङ्ग usage), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अप्यर्थक अव्यय (even/also)

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (astras)
• अस्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• विप्रः: the brahmin (Viśvāmitra)
• विप्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राघवाय: to Rāghava (Rama)
• राघवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

• न्यवेदयत्: made known/communicated
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

Context

The sage offered Rama the complete collection of those weapons which even the celestials find it difficult to acquire.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Rāma
• devas (celestials)
• astras

FAQs

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

Extraordinary authority is justified only by worthiness and right purpose; dharma implies that rare power is entrusted for protection and justice, not for pride.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator underscores the exceptional status of the astras and the significance of Viśvāmitra giving them to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s exceptional eligibility (adhikāra): he is portrayed as fit to bear what even gods find difficult to obtain.