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
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mānavam mohanam ca eva | मानवम् मोहनम् च एव | the Manava, and likewise the Mohana | Accusative singular (x2) |
| gāndharvam svāpanam tathā | गान्धर्वम् स्वापनम् तथा | the Gandharva, and likewise the Svapana | Accusative singular (x2) |
| jṛmbhaṇam mādanam ca eva | जृम्भणम् मादनम् च एव | the Jrimbhana, and likewise the Madana | Accusative singular (x2) |
| saṃtāpana-vilāpane | संतापन-विलापने | the Santapana and Vilapana | Accusative dual |
Shloka 1.56.8
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śoṣaṇam dāraṇam ca eva | शोषणम् दारणम् च एव | the Shoshana, and likewise the Darana | Accusative singular (x2) |
| vajram astram su-durjayam | वज्रम् अस्त्रम् सु-दुर्जयम् | the Vajra weapon, most difficult to conquer | Accusative singular (x3) |
| brahma-pāśam kāla-pāśam | ब्रह्म-पाशम् काल-पाशम् | the Brahma-noose, the Time-noose | Accusative singular (x2) |
| vāruṇam pāśam eva ca | वारुणम् पाशम् एव च | and the Varuna-noose too | Accusative / Accusative / Adverbial / Adverbial |
Shloka 1.56.9
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pināka-astram ca dayitam | पिनाक-अस्त्रम् च दयितम् | the beloved Pinaka weapon | Accusative singular (x2) |
| śuṣka-ārdre aśanī ubhe | शुष्क-आर्द्रे अशनी उभे | both thunderbolts, dry and moist | Accusative dual (x2) |
| daṇḍa-astram atha paiśācam | दण्ड-अस्त्रम् अथ पैशाचम् | the Danda weapon, then the Paishacha | Accusative singular (x2) |
| krauñcam astram tathā eva ca | क्रौञ्चम् अस्त्रम् तथा एव च | and likewise the Krauncha weapon | Accusative singular (x2) |
Shloka 1.56.10
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharma-cakram kāla-cakram | धर्म-चक्रम् काल-चक्रम् | the discus of Dharma, the discus of Time | Accusative singular (x2) |
| viṣṇu-cakram tathā eva ca | विष्णु-चक्रम् तथा एव च | and likewise the discus of Vishnu | Accusative singular |
| vāyavyam mathanam ca eva | वायव्यम् मथनम् च एव | the Vayavya, and likewise the Mathana | Accusative singular (x2) |
| astram haya-śiraḥ tathā | अस्त्रम् हय-शिरः तथा | weapon, and likewise the Hayashira | Accusative / Accusative / Adverbial |
Shloka 1.56.11
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śakti-dvayam ca cikṣepa | शक्ति-द्वयम् च चिक्षेप | and he hurled the two Shakti spears | Accusative / Adverbial / Verb (perfect) |
| kaṅkālam musalam tathā | कङ्कालम् मुसलम् तथा | and likewise the Kankala and the Musala | Accusative singular (x2) |
| vaidyādharam mahā-astram ca | वैद्याधरम् महा-अस्त्रम् च | and the great Vaidyadhara weapon | Accusative singular (x2) |
| kāla-astram atha dāruṇam | काल-अस्त्रम् अथ दारुणम् | and then the terrible Kala weapon | Accusative / Adverbial / Accusative |
Shloka 1.56.12
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tri-śūlam astram ghoram ca | त्रि-शूलम् अस्त्रम् घोरम् च | the trident, and the terrible weapon | Accusative singular (x3) |
| kāpālam atha kaṅkaṇam | कापालम् अथ कङ्कणम् | the Kapala, then the Kankana | Accusative / Adverbial / Accusative |
| etāni astrāṇi cikṣepa | एतानि अस्त्राणि चिक्षेप | all these weapons he hurled | Accusative plural (x2) / Verb (perfect) |
| sarvāṇi raghu-nandana | सर्वाणि रघु-नन्दन | all of them, O delight of the Raghus | Accusative plural / Vocative |
| vasiṣṭhe japatām śreṣṭhe | वसिष्ठे जपताम् श्रेष्ठे | at Vasishtha, the best of those who recite | Locative / Genitive plural / Locative |
| tat adbhutam iva abhavat | तत् अद्भुतम् इव अभवत् | that became like a wonder | Nominative / 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