Shloka 22

महोदर-वाक्यं कुम्भकर्ण-प्रतिषेधः

Mahodara’s Counsel and the Critique of Kumbhakarna’s Solo Assault

Devanagari script

अहंद्विजिह्वस्सम्ह्रादीकुम्भकर्णोवितर्दनः ।पञ्चरामवधायैतेनिर्यान्त्वित्यवघोषय ।।।।

Transliteration

ahaṃ dvijihvaḥ saṃhrādī kumbhakarṇo vitardanaḥ |

pañca rāmavadhāyaite niryāntvityavaghoṣaya ||

Translation

Verkündet folgendes: 'Ich, Dvijihva, Samhradi, Kumbhakarna und Vitardana – diese fünf werden ausziehen, um Rama zu töten.'

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvijihvaḥ: Dvijihva
• dvijihvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijihva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः (dvi + jihvā = 'two-tongued', proper name)

• samhrādī: Samhrādi
• samhrādī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samhrādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; proper name (stem in -in, nom. -ī)

• kumbhakarṇaḥ: Kumbhakarna
• kumbhakarṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbhakarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vitardanaḥ: Vitardana
• vitardanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitardana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; proper name

• pañca: five
• pañca: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: Numeral; Nominative, Plural sense; indeclinable-like numeral used adjectivally with ete

• rāma-vadhāya: for the killing of Rama
• rāma-vadhāya: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (rāmasya vadhaḥ)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• niryāntu: let them go out/march
• niryāntu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-yā (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इत्यर्थक)

• avaghoṣaya: proclaim/announce
• avaghoṣaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-ghuṣ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; Causative sense not required; Parasmaipada

Context

"You pronounce that I, Dwijihva, Samhradri, Kumbhakarna and Vitardana, five of us will go forth to kill Rama."

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Kumbhakarna
• Dvijihva
• Samhradi
• Vitardana
• Mahodara

FAQs

Who are the five warriors mentioned in this verse?

The five warriors listed to go into battle are the speaker (Mahodara), Dvijihva, Samhradi, Kumbhakarna, and Vitardana.

What is the specific goal declared by the warriors?

They declare their intent to go forth specifically for 'Ramavadhaya', which means for the purpose of killing Rama.