Shloka 19

त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः

Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka

Devanagari script

त्रिशिराश्चातिकायश्चदेवान्तकनरान्तकौ ।महोदरमहापार्श्वौनिर्जग्मुःकालचोदिताः ।।।।

Transliteration

triśirāś cātikāyaś ca devāntakanarāntakau |

mahodaramahāpārśvau nirjagmuḥ kālacoditāḥ ||

Translation

Triśiras und Atikāya, mit Devāntaka und Narāntaka, ebenso Mahodara und Mahāpārśva, zogen aus, vom Zeitlauf (Schicksal) getrieben.

Word by Word

• त्रिशिराः: Trishira
• त्रिशिराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; one of the six)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि शिरांसि यस्य) (proper name)

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

• अतिकायः: Atikaya
• अतिकायः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिकाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अतिशयः कायः) (proper name)

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

• देवान्तकः: Devantaka
• देवान्तकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् अन्तकः) (proper name)

• नरान्तकः: Narāntaka
• नरान्तकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् अन्तकः) (proper name)

• महोदरः: Mahodara
• महोदरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महद् उदरम्) (proper name)

• महापार्श्वः: Mahāpārśva
• महापार्श्वः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महत् पार्श्वम्) (proper name)

• निर्जग्मुः: went out
• निर्जग्मुः: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्+√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कालचोदिताः: impelled by fate/time
• कालचोदिताः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier of the subjects)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल + चोदित (प्रातिपदिक; √चुद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘impelled’; तत्पुरुष (कालेन चोदिताः)

Context

"There is no doubt that Kumbhakarna, who is your middle father and uncle, was also endowed with great prowess. He has been killed. O King! Good men like you do not wail."

Characters & Entities

• Triśiras
• Atikāya
• Devāntaka
• Narāntaka
• Mahodara
• Mahāpārśva
• Kāla (Time/Destiny)

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds the epic idea that actions unfold under Kāla (Time), yet moral responsibility remains: warriors ‘set forth’ into consequences shaped by their choices and the larger order of destiny.

What is the narrative situation?

A group of prominent rākṣasa fighters depart to engage in battle during the Lanka war sequence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a personal virtue but an epic motif: inevitability under Kāla—momentum toward confrontation and consequence.