Shloka 34

लङ्कादाह-प्रचोदनं तथा वानर-राक्षस-समरारम्भः

The Burning of Lanka and the Outbreak of Battle

Devanagari script

उद्घुष्टंवानराणां च राक्षसानां च निस्स्वनः ।दिशोदशसमुद्रं च पृथिवींचान्वनादयत् ।।।।

Transliteration

udghuṣṭaṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca rākṣasānāṃ ca nissvanaḥ |

diśo daśa samudraṃ ca pṛthivīṃ cānvanādayat ||

Translation

Das Gebrüll der Affen und das Geschrei der Rākṣasas erhoben sich zugleich und ließen die zehn Himmelsrichtungen, das Meer und die Erde selbst widerhallen.

Word by Word

• उद्घुष्टम्: uproar, loud shouting
• उद्घुष्टम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्-√घुष् (धातु) → उद्घुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (निस्स्वनस्य विशेषणम्/भाववाचक)

• वानराणाम्: of the monkeys
• वानराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction: and)

• राक्षसानाम्: of the Rakshasas
• राक्षसानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• निस्स्वनः: resounding noise
• निस्स्वनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निस्स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; द्वितीया, बहुवचनार्थे; विशेषणम् (दिशः)

• समुद्रम्: ocean
• समुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• पृथिवीम्: earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• अन्वनादयत्: made resound, reverberated through
• अन्वनादयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√नद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; हेतुमद्-णिच् (causative sense: made resound)

Context

The clamour of the monkeys and the sighing of the Rakshasas resounded in all the ten directions including the ocean as well as the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Rākṣasas
• ocean
• earth

FAQs

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

It underscores yuddha-dharma: when a righteous cause reaches its decisive moment, actions and their consequences become public and unavoidable—symbolized by the battle’s sound filling earth and sky.

What is the narrative situation?

The battlefield’s noise swells as Vānara forces and Rākṣasa defenders clash around Laṅkā, and the commotion is described as cosmic in scale.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective courage and resolve—both armies are fully engaged, showing unwavering commitment to their chosen cause.