Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 130

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

साध्वेनमधिरोहस्तुसर्वतोवानरर्षभाः ।।।।यूथपाश्चयथामुख्यास्तिष्ठन्त्वस ।

Transliteration

sādhv enam adhirohastu sarvato vānararṣabhāḥ | yūthapāś ca yathā mukhyās tiṣṭhantv asya samantataḥ ||

Translation

Let the best of the Vanaras mount him from every side, and let the troop-leaders and foremost fighters take their positions all around him.

Word by Word

• sādhu: well!/good
• sādhu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/approval)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रशंसार्थक-अव्यय (approving particle/adverb)

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• adhiroha: climb upon
• adhiroha: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi + √ruh (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• tu: indeed/then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय (particle: but/indeed)

• sarvataḥ: on all sides
• sarvataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place: from all sides)

• vānararṣabhāḥ: bulls among the vanaras
• vānararṣabhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: vānarāṇām ṛṣabhāḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• yūthapāḥ: troop-leaders
• yūthapāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yūthapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• yathā-mukhyāḥ: according to their precedence
• yathā-mukhyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (yathā = according to; yathāmukhyāḥ = according to rank); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural); विशेषणम्

• tiṣṭhantu: let them stand
• tiṣṭhantu: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• asya: of him/around him
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Context

Let the bulls among Vanaras climb upon him and the foremost of Vanaras and the troops stand all over.

Characters & Entities

• Vanaras

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes disciplined cooperation: coordinated action and obedience to rightful leadership in defense of the common good.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakshmana directs the Vanara fighters to surround and mount the giant opponent (contextually Kumbhakarna) to restrain him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Command responsibility and clarity: giving precise, effective instructions under pressure.