Shloka 8

शुकवाक्यं (Śuka’s Report on the Vānara Host) / Śuka Describes the Allied Forces to Rāvaṇa

Devanagari script

यंतुपश्यसितिष्टन्तंप्रभिन्नमिवकुञ्जरम् ।योबलात् क्षोभयेत् क्रुद्धस्समुद्रमपिवानरः ।।6.28.8।।एषोऽभिगन्तालङ्कायावैदेह्यास्तवचप्रभो: ।एनंपश्यपुरादृष्टंवानरंपुनरागतम् ।।6.28.9।।

Transliteration

yaṃ tu paśyasi tiṣṭhantaṃ prabhinnam iva kuñjaram |

yo balāt kṣobhayet kruddhaḥ samudram api vānaraḥ ||6.28.8||

Translation

Doch der, den du dort stehen siehst, wie ein rasender Elefant: Wenn jener Vānara erzürnt, könnte er aus bloßer Kraft sogar den Ozean aufwühlen.

Word by Word

यम्whom

तुbut/indeed

पश्यसिyou see

तिष्ठन्तम्standing

प्रभिन्नम्rutting/charging

इवlike

कुञ्जरम्elephant

यःwho

बलात्by force

क्षोभयेत्would agitate/churn

क्रुद्धःangry

समुद्रम्the ocean

अपिeven

वानरःthe vanara

Context

"O Lord! You may see the one standing there like an elephant who can churn up the sea when he is angry. He has come to Lanka earlier, seen Sita and gone back. You may see that he has come again."

Characters & Entities

Hanūmān

Samudra (the ocean)

Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Strength is portrayed as an instrument of dharma: immense power is meaningful when directed toward a just cause (Sītā’s recovery and the defeat of adharma).

What is the narrative situation?

Śuka identifies a supreme warrior (Hanūmān) and describes his overwhelming capability in order to warn Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Might disciplined by purpose—Hanūmān’s power is framed as mission-oriented, not merely destructive.