Shloka 76.16Unverified draft
लोकास्त्वप्रतिमा राम निर्जितास्तपसा मया । जहि तान् शरमुख्येन मा भूत्कालस्य पर्यय:।
Meaning
'Strike instead at the unrivalled worlds I have won through my asceticism, O Rama — let there be no delay.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| lokā: | लोकाः | worlds | nominative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| apratimā: | अप्रतिमाः | unequalled | nominative adjective |
| rāma | राम | O Rama | vocative |
| nirjitā: | निर्जिताः | conquered/won | nominative adjective |
| tapasā | तपसा | by austerity | instrumental |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
| jahi | जहि | destroy | imperative |
| tān | तान् | them | accusative |
| śaramukhyena | शरमुख्येन | with the excellent arrow | instrumental |
| mā | मा | let not | negative particle |
| bhūt | भूत् | let be/happen | verb, aorist |
| kālasya | कालस्य | of time | genitive |
| paryaya: | पर्ययः | lapse, passing | nominative |
Reference: 1.76.16 · Bāla Kāṇḍa