Shloka 33

वानर-ऋक्ष-सेना-प्रशंसा

Cataloguing the Vanara and Bear Forces

Devanagari script

एतेऽसितमुखाघोरागोलाङ्गूलामहाबलाः ।शतंशतहस्राणिदृष्ट्वावैसेतुबन्धनम् ।।6.27.32।।गोलाङ्गूलंमहावेगंगवाक्षंनामयूधपम् ।परिवार्याभिवर्तन्तेलङ्कांमर्दितुमोजसा ।।6.27.33।।

Transliteration

golāṅgūlaṃ mahāvegaṃ gavākṣaṃ nāma yūthapam |

parivāryābhivartante laṅkāṃ marditum ojasā ||6.27.33||

Translation

Den Truppenführer namens Gavākṣa umringend—einen Golāṅgūla von gewaltigem Schwung und schneller Bewegung—rücken sie mit Kraft vor, entschlossen, Laṅkā durch ihre Macht zu zermalmen.

Word by Word

• गोलाङ्गूलम्: Golāṅgūla (a monkey)
• गोलाङ्गूलम्: कर्म (Object of परिवार्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + लाङ्गूल (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (गोवत् लाङ्गूलं यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; proper/common designation

• महावेगम्: of great speed
• महावेगम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वेग (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective of गोलाङ्गूलम्/गवाक्षम्

• गवाक्षम्: Gavākṣa
• गवाक्षम्: कर्म (Apposition to गोलाङ्गूलम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गवाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; proper noun

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; नामार्थक (quotative/‘by name’)

• यूथपम्: troop-leader
• यूथपम्: कर्म (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; appositional noun

• परिवार्य: having surrounded
• परिवार्य: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु) → परिवार्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having surrounded’

• अभिवर्तन्ते: they advance/approach
• अभिवर्तन्ते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present indicative 3rd pl.

• लङ्काम्: Lanka
• लङ्काम्: कर्म (Goal/object of approach; and object of marditum)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• मर्दितुम्: to crush, to destroy
• मर्दितुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √मर्द् (धातु) → मर्दितुम् (कृदन्त, तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• ओजसा: with strength, with vigor
• ओजसा: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

Context

"These hundred and hundred thousand black monkeys with a tail like that of a cow called Golangulas, endowed with black coloured face, fearsome and with extraordinary strength, watching the bridge constructed, surround Gavaksha the leader, who himself is a Golangula and of great speed. They intend to demolish Lanka with their vigour."

Characters & Entities

• Golāṅgūla
• Gavākṣa
• Laṅkā

FAQs

How does this verse relate to Dharma (righteous duty) in the Ramayana war?

It depicts the disciplined advance of the vanara forces under a recognized leader, reflecting dharma as ordered action in service of Rāma’s just cause—ending adharma represented by Laṅkā under Rāvaṇa.

Where is Satya (truth) reflected in this verse though it is a battle description?

Satya appears as fidelity to intention and purpose: the army moves with a clear, declared aim (to strike Laṅkā), aligning action with commitment to Rāma’s vow to rescue Sītā and restore moral order.