Shloka 56.7-12Unverified draft

मानवं मोहनं चैव गान्धर्वं स्वापनं तथा। जृम्भणं मादनं चैव संतापनविलापने।।1.56.7।। शोषणं दारणं चैव वज्रमस्त्रं सुदुर्जयम्। ब्रह्मपाशं कालपाशं वारुणं पाशमेव च।।1.56.8।। पैनाकास्त्रं च दयितं शुष्कार्द्रे अशनी उभे। दण्डास्त्रमथ पैशाचं क्रौञ्चमस्त्रं तथैव च।।1.56.9।। धर्मचक्रं कालचक्रं विष्णुचक्रं तथैव च। वायव्यं मथनं चैव अस्त्रं हयशिरस्तथा।।1.56.10।। शक्तिद्वयं च चिक्षेप कङ्कालं मुसलं तथा। वैद्याधरं महास्त्रं च कालास्त्रमथ दारुणम्।।1.56.11।। त्रिशूलमस्त्रं घोरं च कापालमथ कङ्कणम्। एतान्यस्त्राणि चिक्षेप सर्वाणि रघुनन्दन।।1.56.12।। वसिष्ठे जपतां श्रेष्ठे तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्।

Meaning

He hurled the Manava, the Mohana, the Gandharva, the Swapana, the Jrimbhana, the Madana, the Santapana and Vilapana; the Shoshana and Darana, and the well-nigh unconquerable Vajra; the Brahmapasha, Kalapasha, and Varunapasha; the beloved Pinaka missile, both the Shushka and Ardra thunderbolts; the Danda missile and the Pishacha, and likewise the Krauncha missile; the discus of Dharma, the discus of Kala, and likewise that of Vishnu; the Vayavya, the Mathana, and the Hayashira missile; two spears, and likewise the Kankala and Musala; the great Vaidyadhara missile and the dreadful Kala missile; the terrible Trishula missile, and then the Kapala and Kankana — all these missiles, delight of Raghu, he hurled at Vashishtha, foremost of those who murmur prayer, and it became a marvel to behold.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

Shloka 1.56.7

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mānavam mohanam ca evaमानवम् मोहनम् च एवthe Manava, and likewise the MohanaAccusative singular (x2)
gāndharvam svāpanam tathāगान्धर्वम् स्वापनम् तथाthe Gandharva, and likewise the SvapanaAccusative singular (x2)
jṛmbhaṇam mādanam ca evaजृम्भणम् मादनम् च एवthe Jrimbhana, and likewise the MadanaAccusative singular (x2)
saṃtāpana-vilāpaneसंतापन-विलापनेthe Santapana and VilapanaAccusative dual

Shloka 1.56.8

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śoṣaṇam dāraṇam ca evaशोषणम् दारणम् च एवthe Shoshana, and likewise the DaranaAccusative singular (x2)
vajram astram su-durjayamवज्रम् अस्त्रम् सु-दुर्जयम्the Vajra weapon, most difficult to conquerAccusative singular (x3)
brahma-pāśam kāla-pāśamब्रह्म-पाशम् काल-पाशम्the Brahma-noose, the Time-nooseAccusative singular (x2)
vāruṇam pāśam eva caवारुणम् पाशम् एव चand the Varuna-noose tooAccusative / Accusative / Adverbial / Adverbial

Shloka 1.56.9

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
pināka-astram ca dayitamपिनाक-अस्त्रम् च दयितम्the beloved Pinaka weaponAccusative singular (x2)
śuṣka-ārdre aśanī ubheशुष्क-आर्द्रे अशनी उभेboth thunderbolts, dry and moistAccusative dual (x2)
daṇḍa-astram atha paiśācamदण्ड-अस्त्रम् अथ पैशाचम्the Danda weapon, then the PaishachaAccusative singular (x2)
krauñcam astram tathā eva caक्रौञ्चम् अस्त्रम् तथा एव चand likewise the Krauncha weaponAccusative singular (x2)

Shloka 1.56.10

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dharma-cakram kāla-cakramधर्म-चक्रम् काल-चक्रम्the discus of Dharma, the discus of TimeAccusative singular (x2)
viṣṇu-cakram tathā eva caविष्णु-चक्रम् तथा एव चand likewise the discus of VishnuAccusative singular
vāyavyam mathanam ca evaवायव्यम् मथनम् च एवthe Vayavya, and likewise the MathanaAccusative singular (x2)
astram haya-śiraḥ tathāअस्त्रम् हय-शिरः तथाweapon, and likewise the HayashiraAccusative / Accusative / Adverbial

Shloka 1.56.11

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śakti-dvayam ca cikṣepaशक्ति-द्वयम् च चिक्षेपand he hurled the two Shakti spearsAccusative / Adverbial / Verb (perfect)
kaṅkālam musalam tathāकङ्कालम् मुसलम् तथाand likewise the Kankala and the MusalaAccusative singular (x2)
vaidyādharam mahā-astram caवैद्याधरम् महा-अस्त्रम् चand the great Vaidyadhara weaponAccusative singular (x2)
kāla-astram atha dāruṇamकाल-अस्त्रम् अथ दारुणम्and then the terrible Kala weaponAccusative / Adverbial / Accusative

Shloka 1.56.12

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tri-śūlam astram ghoram caत्रि-शूलम् अस्त्रम् घोरम् चthe trident, and the terrible weaponAccusative singular (x3)
kāpālam atha kaṅkaṇamकापालम् अथ कङ्कणम्the Kapala, then the KankanaAccusative / Adverbial / Accusative
etāni astrāṇi cikṣepaएतानि अस्त्राणि चिक्षेपall these weapons he hurledAccusative plural (x2) / Verb (perfect)
sarvāṇi raghu-nandanaसर्वाणि रघु-नन्दनall of them, O delight of the RaghusAccusative plural / Vocative
vasiṣṭhe japatām śreṣṭheवसिष्ठे जपताम् श्रेष्ठेat Vasishtha, the best of those who reciteLocative / Genitive plural / Locative
tat adbhutam iva abhavatतत् अद्भुतम् इव अभवत्that became like a wonderNominative / Nominative / Comparative / Verb (imperfect)

Scholar commentary

valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary

Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes

The source notes that this catalog of missiles is already detailed in sargas 27 and 28 of this same canto, where Vishvamitra grants these very missiles to Rama; their descriptions are therefore not repeated here, only listed.

1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.

Reference: 1.56.7-12 · Bāla Kāṇḍa