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Slaying of Tataka

Type: BattleConfidence: Medium

Rama confronts and slays Tataka, marking his first major martial act under Vishvamitra’s guidance.

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Rama confronts and slays Tataka, marking his first major martial act under Vishvamitra’s guidance. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Early Court Narrative arc and positioned in phase 1 using relative chronology (order 35). The record is prepared for comparative reading across textual, historical, and modern scholarly interpretations with explicit source-link traceability.

Why this confidence: Medium confidence because the narrative sequence is stable, while chronology or exact geolocation remains interpretive.

Valmiki Verse References

  • Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 1.26.25-26

    विक्रान्तामशनीमिव वेगेनापतन्तीं तां शरेणोरसि विव्याध स पपात ममार च ॥ तां दृष्ट्वा घोरसङ्काशां हतां रामेण राक्षसीम्। सुराः सिद्धाश्च सन्तुष्टाः काकुत्स्थं समपूजयन् ॥

    vikrāntāmaśanīmiva vegenāpatantīṃ tāṃ śareṇorasi vivyādha sa papāta mamāra ca ॥ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ghorasaṅkāśāṃ hatāṃ rāmeṇa rākṣasīm | surāḥ siddhāśca santuṣṭāḥ kākutsthaṃ samapūjayan ॥

    She who is invading like a thunderbolt, and swooping down speedily, her, Rama struck on her chest with an arrow, and she readily fell, and completely dropped dead, too. On seeing her who is horrendous in her shape is eliminated, Indra and other gods have highly esteemed Rama saying, “admirable, admirable is this act.”

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Interpretations

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  • Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition

    Slaying of Tataka is placed in the Ramayana: Early Court Narrative sequence based on narrative continuity and relative-order mapping.

    Approximate range: -700 to -100
    Auto-seeded interpretation aligned with event confidence level: medium.

Sources

  • Valmiki Ramayana Primary Index

    Sanskrit Documents · 2026 · primary_text

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