Shloka 46

त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः

Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka

Devanagari script

केचिदाकाशमाविश्यकेचिदुर्व्यांप्लवङ्गमाः ।रक्षस्सैन्येषुसङ्कृद्धाःश्चेरुर्द्रुमशिलायुधाः ।।।।

Transliteration

kecid ākāśam āviśya kecid urvyāṃ plavaṅgamāḥ |

rakṣas-sainyeṣu saṅkruddhāś cerur druma-śilāyudhāḥ ||

Translation

Einige der Plavaṅgamas sprangen in den Himmel, andere hielten stand auf der Erde; von Zorn entbrannt und mit Bäumen und Felsen bewaffnet, durchstreiften sie die Reihen des Rākṣasa-Heeres.

Word by Word

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (indefinite: 'some'), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• आकाशम्: the sky
• आकाशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आविश्य: having entered
• आविश्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव, 'having entered/ascended into'

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (indefinite), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• उर्व्याम्: on the earth
• उर्व्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्लवङ्गमाः: monkeys
• प्लवङ्गमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• रक्षः-सैन्येषु: among the Rakshasa troops
• रक्षः-सैन्येषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('in the armies of Rakshasas'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सङ्कृद्धाः: highly enraged
• सङ्कृद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) used adjectivally, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'enraged'

• चेरुः: ranged
• चेरुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• द्रुम-शिला-आयुधाः: armed with trees and rocks
• द्रुम-शिला-आयुधाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: 'having trees and rocks as weapons'), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण to प्लवङ्गमाः

Context

Some monkeys springing into the sky, while some staying on earth, with trees, rocks as weapons, enraged, ranged the Rakshasa army.

Characters & Entities

• Plavaṅgamas (Vanaras)
• Rākṣasas
• Rākṣasa army

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as steadfast commitment to a righteous cause: the Vanaras act with disciplined courage in service of Rāma’s just war, even amid danger.

What is the narrative situation?

On the battlefield in Laṅkā, the Vanara forces surge into the Rākṣasa ranks—some leaping through the air, others advancing on the ground—using improvised weapons like trees and rocks.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (valor) and utsāha (martial zeal): the troops press forward energetically despite resistance.