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Shloka 13

वानरसेनामिलनम् / The Mustering of the Vanara Hosts

ततो नगेन्द्रसङ्काशैस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैर्महाबलैः।कृत्स्ना सञ्छादिता भूमिरसङ्ख्येयैः प्लवङ्गमैः।।4.39.10।।निमेषान्तरमात्रेण ततस्तैर्हरियूथपैः।कोटीशतपरीवारैः कामरूपिभिरावृता।।4.39.11।।नादेयैः पार्वतीयैश्च सामुद्रैश्च महाबलैः।हरिभिर्मेघनिर्ह्रादैरन्यैश्च वनचारिभिः।।4.39.12।।तरुणादित्यवर्णैश्च शशिगौरैश्च वानरैः।पद्मकेसरवर्णैश्च श्वेतैर्मेरुकृतालयैः।।4.39.13।।

taruṇādityavarṇaiś ca śaśigauraiś ca vānaraiḥ |

padmakeśaravarṇaiś ca śvetair merukṛtālayaiḥ || 4.39.13 ||

Da kamen Vānara in vielerlei Farben: einige wie die junge Sonne, andere mondbleich, wieder andere von der Farbe der Lotusfäden; und manche waren weiß, von denen man sagt, sie wohnten auf dem Berge Meru.

तरुणादित्यवर्णैःby those of the color of the young sun
तरुणादित्यवर्णैः:
करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootतरुण + आदित्य + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival) वानरैः; समासः—तरुणस्य आदित्यस्य वर्ण इव येषां ते (उपमान-तत्पुरुष)
and
:
समुच्चय (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)
शशिगौरैःby moon-white ones
शशिगौरैः:
करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशशि + गौर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः—शशिवत् गौराः (उपमान-कर्मधारय)
and
:
समुच्चय (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)
वानरैःby monkeys
वानरैः:
करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootवानर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
पद्मकेसरवर्णैःby those of lotus-filament color
पद्मकेसरवर्णैः:
करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपद्म + केसर + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival) वानरैः; समासः—पद्मस्य केसरस्य वर्ण इव येषां ते (उपमान-तत्पुरुष)
and
:
समुच्चय (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)
श्वेतैःby white ones
श्वेतैः:
करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण
मेरुकृतालयैःby those dwelling on Mount Meru
मेरुकृतालयैः:
करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootमेरु + कृत + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—मेरौ कृतः आलयः येषां ते (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीह्यर्थसन्निकर्षः: 'having dwelling made on Meru')

In a minute, the entire land was crowded with innumerable powerful monkeys of the size of mountains having sharp fangs.The monkey leaders with a hundred crore monkey followers, who could assume any form at their will mighty monkeys from the mountains, rivers and seas vanaras thundering like clouds and other free vanaras who were wanderers vanaras red in colour like the rising Sun, tawny coloured ones like the Moon some who were of the hue of white lotus filaments and some vanaras residing in mount Meru came there.

V
vānaras
M
Mount Meru

FAQs

Dharma is measured by commitment rather than appearance: varied forms and origins converge in support of a truthful cause.

The text emphasizes the immense variety within the gathered vānara host—by color and by legendary place of origin.

Unity—many kinds of allies join without division, strengthening the righteous undertaking.