Shloka 17

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

नैरृतेन्द्रमहावीर्यस्वरेणत्वाऽभिलक्ष्ये ।पीड्यमानशशितैर्बाणैर्नत्वापश्यामिचक्षुषा ।।6.74.17।।

Transliteration

nairṛtendra mahāvīrya svareṇa tvābhilakṣye |

pīḍyamānaḥ śitair bāṇair na tvā paśyāmi cakṣuṣā ||6.74.17||

Translation

„O Herr der Rākṣasas, groß an Tapferkeit — an deiner Stimme erkenne ich dich. Von scharfen Pfeilen gequält, kann ich dich mit meinen Augen nicht sehen.“

Word by Word

• नैरृतेन्द्रमहावीर्यस्वरेण: by the mighty-voiced tone of the lord of Rakshasas
• नैरृतेन्द्रमहावीर्यस्वरेण: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत-इन्द्र-महा-वीर्य-स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (नैरृतेन्द्रस्य महावीर्यस्य स्वरः)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (enclitic form)

• अभिलक्ष्ये: I recognize / identify
• अभिलक्ष्ये: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-लक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• पीड्यमानः: being tormented / pressed
• पीड्यमानः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शितैः: sharp
• शितैः: करण-विशेषण (Instrument qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (बाणैः)

• बाणैः: by arrows
• बाणैः: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (Negation particle)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन (enclitic)

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• चक्षुषा: with (my) eyes
• चक्षुषा: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Context

Vibheeshana (Rakshasa)! Indeed, Hanuman, the foremost of Vanaras, by whose birth, Anjana and Supraja are blessed as parents, are they alive?

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

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

Truthful acknowledgment of one’s condition and clear communication in hardship help others act rightly; satya supports effective, dharmic action.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān is so wounded that his sight fails; he identifies Vibhīṣaṇa by voice.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Honesty and composure under pain—Jāmbavān reports his limits without confusion or exaggeration.