विचेतनं विघूर्णन्तं शीतेषु बलताडितम्। निरस्तं दृश्य मारीचं रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्।।1.30.18।।
Meaning
Seeing Maricha senseless, reeling, struck down by the force of the Shitesu, Rama said to Lakshmana.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vicetanam vighūrṇantam | विचेतनम् विघूर्णन्तम् | unconscious, whirling about | Accusative singular participle |
| śīteṣu bala-tāḍitam | शीतेषु बल-ताडितम् | struck by force among the cold [waves] | Locative / Accusative |
| nirastam dṛṣṭvā mārīcam | निरस्तम् दृष्ट्वा मारीचम् | having seen Maricha flung away | Accusative / Gerund / Accusative |
| rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇam abravīt | रामः लक्ष्मणम् अब्रवीत् | Rama said to Lakshmana | Nominative / Accusative / Verb (imperfect) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source explains why Rama deliberately uses the non-lethal Manava missile on Maricha rather than killing him outright: this is the same demon who, much later, discourages Ravana from confronting Rama directly, but who nonetheless becomes the golden deer at Ravana's behest during the abduction of Sita. The source reads Rama's forbearance here as narratively deliberate, holding off Maricha's death until that later point in the story.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.30.19 · Bāla Kāṇḍa