Shloka 34

प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्

Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host

Devanagari script

तस्यनिर्याणघोषेणराक्षसानांचनर्दताम् ।।।।लङ्कायांसर्वभूतानिविनेदुर्विकृतैस्स्वरैः ।

Transliteration

tasya niryāṇa-ghoṣeṇa rākṣasānāṃ ca nardatām |

laṅkāyāṃ sarva-bhūtāni vinedur vikṛtaiḥ svaraiḥ ||6.57.34||

Translation

Beim Getöse seines Aufbruchs und beim Brüllen der Rākṣasas schrien alle Wesen in Laṅkā mit verzerrten, unnatürlichen Stimmen auf.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• निर्याणघोषेण: by the departure-clamour
• निर्याणघोषेण: करण (instrument/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्याण-घोष (प्रातिपदिक; निर्याणम्+घोषः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; 'निर्याणस्य घोषः'

• राक्षसानाम्: of the Rakshasas
• राक्षसानाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

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

• नर्दताम्: of those roaring
• नर्दताम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर्द् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; 'नर्दताम् राक्षसानाम्' (of the roaring Rakshasas)

• लङ्कायाम्: in Lanka
• लङ्कायाम्: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सर्वभूतानि: all beings
• सर्वभूतानि: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विनेदुः: cried out / shrieked
• विनेदुः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विकृतैः: distorted / unnatural
• विकृतैः: करण-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-कृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृ धातु + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् स्वरैः प्रति

• स्वरैः: with voices/sounds
• स्वरैः: करण (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Context

By the sounds of roaring that emerged at the departure of the Rakshasas all beings of Lanka shrieked in unnatural ways.

Characters & Entities

• Prahastha
• Rakshasas
• Lanka

FAQs

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

The epic often uses nature’s disturbance as a moral signal: when adharma swells, harmony breaks. The unnatural cries suggest a world unsettled—an indirect affirmation that satya sustains order, while unrighteous violence fractures it.

What is the narrative situation?

As the army departs amid roaring, the city’s living beings react with fearful, unnatural sounds—an ominous atmosphere.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse emphasizes consequence rather than virtue: the destabilizing impact of violent mobilization.