अवदग्धस्य रौद्रेण चक्षुषा रघुनन्दन। व्यशीर्यन्त शरीरात्स्वात्सर्वगात्राणि दुर्मते:।।1.23.12।।
Meaning
"O delight of Raghu's line, from Shiva's terrible eye burst forth a fire that scattered every limb of that foolish one's body."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| avadagdhasya raudreṇa cakṣuṣā | अवदग्धस्य रौद्रेण चक्षुषा | of him being burnt by the terrible eye | Genitive singular / Instrumental |
| raghu-nandana | रघु-नन्दन | O delight of the Raghus | Vocative singular |
| vyaśīryanta śarīrāt svāt | व्यशीर्यन्त शरीरात् स्वात् | crumbled away from his own body | Verb (imperfect, passive) |
| sarva-gātrāṇi durmateḥ | सर्व-गात्राणि दुर्मतेः | all the limbs of that evil-minded one | Nominative plural / Genitive singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source flags a manuscript variant here: some texts have avadhyat ('killed/slain'), while the critical edition has dagdhasya tasya raudreNa chakShuShaa ('burnt by his terrible eye') -- the source prefers the 'burnt' reading since Shiva's third eye is traditionally said to incinerate its target so completely that not even ashes remain, which is the stronger and more consistent reading with what follows (Kama being rendered entirely bodiless).
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.23.12 · Bāla Kāṇḍa