Shloka 113

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

ततोदानवदर्पघ्नंसौमित्रिंदेवकण्टकः ।तंपीडयित्वाबाहुभ्यांनप्रभुर्लङ्घनेऽभवत् ।।6.59.113।।

Transliteration

tato dānavadarpaghnaṃ saumitriṃ devakaṇṭakaḥ |

taṃ pīḍayitvā bāhubhyāṃ na prabhur laṅghane 'bhavat ||6.59.113||

Translation

Dann war der Dorn der Götter (Rāvaṇa), obwohl er Saumitri mit seinen Armen erdrückte, nicht in der Lage, ihn hochzuheben – Saumitri, den Brecher des Stolzes der Dämonen.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb of sequence

• dānava-darpa-ghnam: destroyer of the demons' pride
• dānava-darpa-ghnam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dānava + darpa + ghna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (dānavānāṃ darpaṃ ghnan), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to saumitrim

• saumitriṃ: Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)
• saumitriṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• deva-kaṇṭakaḥ: thorn/enemy of the gods
• deva-kaṇṭakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + kaṇṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (devānāṃ kaṇṭakaḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pīḍayitvā: having crushed/pressed
• pīḍayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), 'having pressed/crushed'

• bāhubhyām: with (his) two arms
• bāhubhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन

• na: not
• na: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• prabhuḥ: able/capable
• prabhuḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective to devakaṇṭakaḥ

• laṅghane: in lifting/leaping (act of raising)
• laṅghane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅghana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• abhavat: became/was
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

Thereafter, Ravana the enemy of Devatas was not capable of lifting Lakshmana's shoulders. Lakshmana could crush the pride of Rakshasas.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri)
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Adharma’s force fails against dharmic steadfastness: tyranny may press down, but it cannot truly ‘raise’ or carry away the righteous from their duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa tries to overpower and lift Lakṣmaṇa after wounding him, but cannot accomplish it.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s unbreakable resolve and moral weight—strength that frustrates the oppressor.