Shloka 42

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

वानराणांतुषटित्रंशत्कोट्यःप्रख्यातयूथपाः ।निपीड्योपनिविष्टाश्चसुग्रीवोयत्रवानरः ।।6.41.42।।

Transliteration

vānarāṇāṃ tu ṣaṭtriṃśat-koṭyaḥ prakhyāta-yūthapāḥ |

nipīḍyopaniviṣṭāś ca sugrīvo yatra vānaraḥ || 6.41.42 ||

Translation

Dort, wo Sugrīva, der Vānara, Stellung bezogen hatte, lagerten die berühmten Anführer der Scharen, und sechsunddreißig Krore der Vānara-Heere, dicht zusammengedrängt.

Word by Word

• वानराणाम्: of the monkeys
• वानराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• षट्त्रिंशत्कोट्यः: thirty-six crores
• षट्त्रिंशत्कोट्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; with implied 'were')
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + त्रिंशत् + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्यासमास (numeral compound)

• प्रख्यातयूथपाः: renowned troop-leaders
• प्रख्यातयूथपाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रख्यात + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निपीड्य: having pressed/packed (together)
• निपीड्य: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + पीड् (धातु) → निपीड्य (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• उपनिविष्टाः: encamped/seated
• उपनिविष्टाः: कर्तृ-विशेषण/भाव (Predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + नि + विश् (धातु) → उपनिविष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्तरि प्रयोगे (as predicate)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: अधिकरण-निर्देशक (Contextual locator: 'where Sugriva was')
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• वानरः: the monkey (king)
• वानरः: सम्बन्ध (Apposition to Sugriva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सुग्रीवस्य विशेषण/समानाधिकरण (apposition)

Context

By the command of Rama, Vibheeshana accompanied by Lakshmana posted crores and crores of Vanaras there.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vānara troop-leaders (yūthapāḥ)
• Vānara army (36 koṭi)
• Laṅkā (battlefield vicinity)

FAQs

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

Dharma advances through collective solidarity: many leaders and many forces align under a just aim, showing organized unity rather than private agendas.

What is the narrative situation?

A large portion of the vānara host is described as concentrated around Sugrīva’s central position.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unity and discipline—strength is effective when coordinated and responsibly stationed.