Shloka 82

त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः

Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka

Devanagari script

गच्छत्वंराक्षसंवीरोयोऽसौतुरगमास्थितः ।क्षोभयन्तहरिबलंक्षिप्रंप्राणैर्वियोजय ।।।।

Transliteration

gaccha tvaṁ rākṣasaṁ vīra yo ’sau turagam āsthitaḥ | kṣobhayantam haribalaṁ kṣipraṁ prāṇair viyojaya ||

Translation

„Geh, o Held; strecke unverzüglich jenen Rākṣasa nieder, der auf einem Pferd sitzt und das Heer der Vānaras in Aufruhr versetzt; trenne ihn rasch vom Leben.“

Word by Word

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्, धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun

• rākṣasam: the rakshasa
• rākṣasam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vīraḥ: O hero
• vīraḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रथमा (vocative sense)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to rākṣasaḥ

• asau: that (one)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (अदस्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• turagam: a horse
• turagam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: turaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āsthitaḥ: mounted, seated on
• āsthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√sthā (स्था, धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) in active sense; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate of yaḥ/asau

• kṣobhayantam: disturbing, harassing
• kṣobhayantam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṣubh (क्षुभ्, धातु) + णिच् (causative) + शतृ
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरणार्थक धातु; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying rākṣasam

• hari-balam: the vanara force
• hari-balam: Karma (कर्म/Object of kṣobhayantam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: harīṇāṃ balam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kāla (काल/Immediate time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• prāṇaiḥ: from (his) life-breaths
• prāṇaiḥ: Apādāna (अपादान/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• viyojaya: separate (him), kill
• viyojaya: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√yuj (युज्, धातु) + णिच्
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रेरणार्थक (cause to be separated)

Context

"Oh! March ahead and immediately release the life of the Rakshasa seated on horseback terrifying the Vanara army."

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgada
• Narāntaka
• Rākṣasa
• Vānara army (haribala)
• horse (turaga)

FAQs

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

Kṣātra-dharma: a leader must protect the community by stopping an aggressor who endangers the army; decisive action is framed as righteous defense.

What is the narrative situation?

A commander orders Aṅgada to engage and kill the mounted Rākṣasa who is causing panic and disruption among the Vānaras.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and responsibility in battle—acting swiftly to safeguard comrades.