Shloka 7

अतिकायवधश्रवणं रावणस्य लङ्कारक्षाविधानम्

Ravana’s Reaction to Atikaya’s Death and the Fortification Orders for Lanka

Devanagari script

यन्नशक्यंसुरैस्सर्वैरसुरैर्वामहाबलैः ।।6.72.6।।मोक्तुंतद्बन्धनंघोरंयक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरैः ।तन्नजानेप्रभावैर्वामाययामोहनेनवा ।।6.72.7।।शरबन्धाद्विमुक्तौतौभ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।

Transliteration

yan na śakyaṁ suraiḥ sarvair asurair vā mahābalaiḥ | moktuṁ tad bandhanaṁ ghoraṁ yakṣagandharvakinnaraiḥ | tan na jāne prabhāvair vā māyayā mohanena vā | śarabandhād vimuktau tau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau |

Translation

那可怖的束缚——诸天神众、乃至大力阿修罗，以及夜叉、乾闼婆、紧那罗都无法解开的——却被兄弟罗摩与罗什曼那挣脱；或凭其天赋神威，或凭我所不知的迷幻妙术，他们二人终从箭缚之中得以解脱。

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• yodhāḥ: warriors
• yodhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• nirgatāḥ: gone out, sallied forth
• nirgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √gam गम्)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with yodhāḥ

• śūrāḥ: heroes
• śūrāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); appositional to yodhāḥ

• rākṣasāḥ: Rakshasas
• rākṣasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); in apposition

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• śāsanāt: from (my) command, by order of
• śāsanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with te

• nihatāḥ: killed
• nihatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-hata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √han हन्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yuddhe: in battle
• yuddhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vānaraiḥ: by the Vanaras
• vānaraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• su-mahābalaiḥ: by the very mighty
• su-mahābalaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + mahā-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); compound: su (intensifier) + mahābalaiḥ; agrees with vānaraiḥ

Context

"That formidable bond which could not be undone by Devatas, mighty Demons, Yakshas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras got released by both the brothers, Rama and Lakshmana by their powers and conjuring tricks which are not known to me."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Devas
• Asuras
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras

FAQs

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

Dharma implies that righteousness is ultimately supported by a higher order; deceptive bindings may succeed briefly, but they do not prevail permanently.

What is the narrative situation?

The king reiterates his astonishment that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa escaped a supposedly unbreakable arrow-constraint.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unshakable endurance and spiritual force in the face of supernatural weaponry.