Shloka 13

लङ्काद्वारव्यूहवर्णनम् / Disposition at the Gates of Lanka

Devanagari script

राक्षसानांसहस्रैस्तुबहुभिश्शस्त्रपाणिभिः ।।6.37.12।।युक्तःपरमसंविग्नोराक्षर्भहुभिर्वृतः ।उत्तरंनगरद्वारंरावणस्स्वयमास्थितः ।।6.37.13।।

Transliteration

rākṣasānāṃ sahasrais tu bahubhiḥ śastrapāṇibhiḥ || (6.37.12) ||

yuktaḥ paramasaṃvigno rākṣasair bahubhir vṛtaḥ |

uttaraṃ nagaradvāraṃ rāvaṇaḥ svayam āsthitaḥ || (6.37.13) ||

Translation

Hier wird derselbe Bericht wiederholt: Am nördlichen Stadttor steht Rāvaṇa—sehr erregt—umgeben von Tausenden bewaffneter Rākṣasas.

Word by Word

• उत्तरम्: northern
• उत्तरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; नगरद्वारम् इति विशेषणम्

• नगरद्वारम्: city-gate
• नगरद्वारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nagara + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नगरस्य द्वारम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta-nirdeśa (कर्तृनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः-प्रत्ययार्थक (reflexive emphatic)

• आस्थितः: stood stationed
• आस्थितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘stood/occupied’

Context

"Ravana himself stands at the north gate of Lanka, highly agitated surrounded by many thousands of Rakshasas wielding weapons."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasas
• Laṅkā
• Northern gate

FAQs

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

As in 6.37.12: unrighteous action breeds fear and agitation; Dharma is steadiness grounded in justice and truth.

What is the narrative situation?

A repeated/overlapping transmission reiterating Rāvaṇa’s position at the northern gate with vast troops.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Command presence, though shadowed by anxiety.