Shloka 15

अङ्गद

उपदेशः — Hanuman’s Counsel to Angada on Succession and Strategy

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मणस्य च नाराचा बहवस्सन्ति तद्विधाः।वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शा गिरीणामपि दारणाः।।।।

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇasya ca nārācā bahavaḥ santi tad-vidhāḥ |

vajrāśani-sama-sparśā girīṇām api dāraṇāḥ || 4.54.15 ||

Translation

وللاكشمانا سهامٌ كثيرةٌ من هذا النوع، ذاتُ سيقانٍ من حديد؛ مسُّها كمسِّ صاعقةِ الفَجْرَة (الفَجْرَة/الفَجْرَة: الفَجْرَة=الفَجْرَة) كالفَجْرَة، قادرةٌ على شقِّ الجبال أيضاً.

Word by Word

• अवस्थाने: in staying/remaining (here)
• अवस्थाने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/relative adverb): ‘when’

• एव: just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/emphasis): ‘just/indeed’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आसिष्यसि: will stay/settle
• आसिष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; ‘will sit/decide to stay’

• परन्तप: O scorcher of foes
• परन्तप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परन्तप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/adverb): ‘then’

• एव: just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• हरयः: monkeys
• हरयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• त्यक्ष्यन्ति: will abandon
• त्यक्ष्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• कृतनिश्चयाः: having made up their minds
• कृतनिश्चयाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक; कृत (PPP of √कृ) + निश्चय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘harayaḥ’)

Context

'Lakshmna has many such iron arrows that are equal to the thunderbolt. They can even split the mountains.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• giri (mountains)

FAQs

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

Dharma is supported by truthful counsel that prevents stubborn, harmful escalation when defeat is certain.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker stresses Lakṣmaṇa’s overwhelming weaponry to deter Aṅgada from choosing a doomed stand.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsible leadership through accurate warning—protecting followers from catastrophic miscalculation.