Valmiki Ramayana 1.1.75 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 75

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

पञ्च सेनाग्रगान्हत्वा सप्तमन्त्रिसुतानपि ।शूरमक्षं च निष्पिष्य ग्रहणं समुपागमत् ।।।।

Transliteration

pañca senāgragān hatvā sapta mantrisutān api |

śūram akṣaṃ ca niṣpiṣya grahaṇaṃ samupāgamat ||

Translation

Nachdem er fünf Anführer der Vorhut erschlagen und auch die sieben Söhne der Minister getötet und den tapferen Akṣa zermalmt hatte, ergab er sich daraufhin der Gefangennahme.

Word by Word

• pañca: five
• pañca: Saṅkhyā (संख्या)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pañca (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: Numeral used indeclinably (संख्यावाचक अव्यय)

• senāgragān: leaders of the army
• senāgragān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā + agraga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘senāyāḥ agragāḥ’); Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural

• hatvā: having slain
• hatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having killed’

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Saṅkhyā (संख्या)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sapta (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: Numeral used indeclinably (संख्यावाचक अव्यय)

• mantrisūtān: sons of ministers
• mantrisūtān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin + sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘mantriṇāṃ sūtāḥ/putrāḥ’ in sense ‘sons of ministers’); Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (समुच्चय/अपि = ‘also/even’)

• śūram: valiant
• śūram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; qualifying akṣam

• akṣam: Akṣa
• akṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (proper name: Akṣa/Akṣaya-kumāra)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• niṣpiṣya: having crushed
• niṣpiṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√piṣ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having crushed/stamped’

• grahaṇam: capture/seizure
• grahaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grahaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; object of samupāgamat

• samupāgamat: came to (was subjected to) capture
• samupāgamat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

Context

After killing five commanders, seven sons of the counsellors, stamping out valiant Akshayakumara, the son of Ravana, Hanuman got himself captured (to be taken as captive).

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Akṣa (Akṣayakumāra)
• Rāvaṇa
• Laṅkā (implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma in conflict includes proportional, purpose-driven force: Hanumān neutralizes threats, then chooses capture to advance the mission (meeting Rāvaṇa and delivering a message).

What is the narrative situation?

In Laṅkā, Hanumān defeats multiple defenders including Akṣa, and then allows himself to be taken captive.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s strategic restraint—strength governed by intention rather than anger.