Shloka 127

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

महतापि महाबाहुः प्रत्ययेन महाबलः।।।।प्रेषितो रावणेनैव सह वीरैर्मदोत्कटैः।

Transliteration

mahatāpi mahābāhuḥ pratyayena mahābalaḥ | preṣito rāvaṇenaiva saha vīrair madotkaṭaiḥ ||

Translation

حينئذٍ أُرسِلَ ذلك الجبّارُ طويلُ الذراعين، معتمدًا على ثقةٍ عظيمة، من قِبَلِ رافانا نفسه، ومعه محاربون متغطرسون منتفخون بالكِبْر.

Word by Word

• महतā: greatly
• महतā: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग-सम्भव, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular used adverbially ‘greatly’

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed (one)
• महाबाहुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘one who has great arms’

• प्रत्ययेन: through confidence
• प्रत्ययेन: करण/हेतु (Means/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• महाबलः: the very strong (one)
• महाबलः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘one of great strength’ (apposition to महाबाहुः)

• प्रेषितः: was sent
• प्रेषितः: क्रिया (Passive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष्/इष् (धातु) → प्रेषित (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; passive sense ‘was sent’

• रावणेन: by Ravana
• रावणेन: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; agent in passive

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अवधारण

• सह: with
• सह: सहकारक (Accompaniment marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition: with)

• वीरैः: warriors
• वीरैः: सहकारक (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• मदोत्कटैः: fierce with pride/intoxication
• मदोत्कटैः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद + उत्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; qualifies वीरैः

Context

"Thinking that Indrajit will surely kill me, the strong-armed mighty Ravana again sent intoxicated demon warriors.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Indrajit (implied by proximity to previous verse)
• Rākṣasa warriors
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

The verse warns against mada (arrogant pride): power joined with conceit becomes ethically unstable and leads to destructive choices.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa, trusting his champion, sends him with other fierce warriors to subdue Hanumān.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

On the antagonist side, it emphasizes audacity mixed with pride; implicitly, it prepares the contrast with Hanumān’s disciplined strength in service of dharma.