Valmiki Ramayana 6.101.3 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 3

शक्तिप्रहारः

Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding

Devanagari script

ततःशूलानिनिश्चेरुर्गदाश्चमुसलानि च ।कार्मुकाद्दीप्यमानानिवज्रसाराणिसर्वशः ।।।।

Transliteration

tataḥ śūlāni niścērur gadāś ca musalāni ca | kārmukād dīpyamānāni vajrasārāṇi sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

随后，从弓上四面迸发出炽燃的三叉戟、钉头锤与铁棍，坚硬如金刚雷霆。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (temporal adverb/काल)

• śūlāni: tridents/spears
• śūlāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• niśceruḥ: issued forth
• niśceruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis + car (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (imperfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• gadāḥ: maces
• gadāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā, Bahuvacana

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

• musalāni: clubs/iron bars
• musalāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: musala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

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

• kārmukāt: from the bow
• kārmukāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārmuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Pañcamī (5th), Ekavacana; source

• dīpyamānāni: blazing
• dīpyamānāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīp (धातु) → dīpyamāna (Śānac participle)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of śūlāni/gadāḥ/musalāni (collectively)

• vajrasārāṇi: hard as thunderbolt
• vajrasārāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra + sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa; tatpuruṣa (vajrasya sāraḥ)

• sarvaśaḥ: in every way/all around
• sarvaśaḥ: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (adverb of manner/प्रकार)

Context

Then from his bow issued forth all over flaming tridents, maces, and iron bars like thunderbolt.

Characters & Entities

• kārmuka (bow)
• śūla (trident)
• gadā (mace)
• musala (club/iron bar)
• vajra (thunderbolt)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the destructive capacity of weaponry in war; dharma here is implicit—power must be governed by restraint, otherwise it becomes a mark of adharma (unrighteous aggression).

What is the narrative situation?

A combatant’s bow releases multiple blazing weapons in the thick of battle, escalating the danger on the battlefield.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a narrative warning: overwhelming force without moral restraint signals a drift away from righteous conduct.