Shloka 114

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

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

Devanagari script

अथवायुसुतःक्रुद्धोरावणंसमभिद्रवत् ।आजघानोरसिक्रुद्धोवज्रकल्पेनमुष्टिना ।।6.59.114।।

Transliteration

atha vāyusutaḥ kruddho rāvaṇaṃ samabhidravāt |

ājaghānorasi kruddho vajrakalpena muṣṭinā ||6.59.114||

Translation

Da stürmte der Sohn des Windes wütend direkt auf Rāvaṇa zu und schlug ihm – vor Zorn brennend – mit einer Faust wie ein Donnerkeil gegen die Brust.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; discourse connector

• vāyu-sutaḥ: son of the Wind-god (Hanumān)
• vāyu-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (vāyoḥ sutaḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kruddhaḥ: angry
• kruddhaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krudh (धातु) → kruddha (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective to vāyusutaḥ

• rāvaṇam: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samabhidravat: rushed towards
• samabhidravat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + abhi + dru (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ājaghāna: struck
• ājaghāna: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• urasi: on the chest
• urasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• kruddhaḥ: angry
• kruddhaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krudh (धातु) → kruddha (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; reiterative adjective to vāyusutaḥ

• vajra-kalpena: like a thunderbolt
• vajra-kalpena: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (vajrasya kalpaḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; adjective used instrumentally qualifying muṣṭinā

• muṣṭinā: with (his) fist
• muṣṭinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Context

Then the son of the wind god, enraged, came towards Ravana. Full of anger, he struck him with his thunderbolt like fist on the chest of Ravana.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāvaṇa
• Vāyu (Wind-god)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes protecting allies in distress: Hanumān’s force is directed not by cruelty, but by defense of the righteous against an aggressor.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing Lakṣmaṇa seized and harmed, Hanumān charges Rāvaṇa and lands a powerful blow to stop him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s valor and protective devotion—swift intervention on behalf of Rama’s cause.