Shloka 25

अस्त्रप्रदानम्

Bestowal of Divine Astras to Rama

Devanagari script

प्रतिगृह्य च काकुत्स्थः समालभ्य च पाणिना।मानसा मे भविष्यध्वमिति तानभ्यचोदयत्।।।।

Transliteration

pratigṛhya ca kākutsthaḥ samālabhya ca pāṇinā |

mānasā me bhaviṣyadhvam iti tān abhyacodayat ||

Translation

迦拘特斯塔的后裔既已领受，便以手触之，并命令他们：“住于我心中。”他便如此号令。

Word by Word

• pratigṛhya: having received
• pratigṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√grah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from prati-√grah; indeclinable verbal form; 'having received'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• kākutsthaḥ: Kākutstha (Rāma)
• kākutsthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• samālabhya: having touched
• samālabhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√labh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from sam-ā-√labh; 'having touched/handled'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• pāṇinā: with (his) hand
• pāṇinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• mānasāḥ: (you) in the mind / mental (ones)
• mānasāḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); used predicatively with bhaviṣyadhvam

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन) of 1st person pronoun; enclitic

• bhaviṣyadhvam: you shall be / become
• bhaviṣyadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष) Plural (बहुवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); imperative-like injunction sense: 'you shall be/become'

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyaparicchedaka (वाक्यपरिच्छेदक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग) marking direct speech

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• abhyacodayat: urged/commanded
• abhyacodayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√cud (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्, imperfect/past), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Context

Rama received the astras he felt with his hands and commanded them saying, "Live in my mind" (serve me whenever I remember you).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma emphasizes mastery over power through mastery of mind: Rāma internalizes the astras, implying controlled, deliberate use rather than impulsive violence.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma accepts the astras and sets the mode of their availability—by mental recollection and command.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-restraint and clarity: Rāma places potent forces under the governance of consciousness (mānasa).