Shloka 29

युद्धे अङ्गद-मैन्द-द्विविद-राक्षसयुद्धम्; कुम्भस्य प्रादुर्भावः तथा सुग्रीवेण पराभवः

Sarga 76: Angada and the Vanara chiefs battle Kampana, Prajaṅgha, Yūpākṣa, Śoṇitākṣa; Kumbha enters and is checked by Sugrīva

Devanagari script

गृहीतंभ्रातरंदृष्टवाशोणिताक्षोमहाबलः ।आजघानगदाग्रेणवक्षसिद्विविदंततः ।।।।

Transliteration

gṛhītaṃ bhrātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā śoṇitākṣo mahā-balaḥ | ājaghāna gadāgreṇa vakṣasi dvividaṃ tataḥ ||

Translation

Als der hochstarke Śoṇitākṣa sah, dass sein Bruder gepackt war, schlug er Dvivida mit dem Kopf seiner Keule auf die Brust.

Word by Word

• gṛhītam: seized/captured
• gṛhītam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √grah (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying 'bhrātaram'

• bhrātaram: brother
• bhrātaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Gerund/absolutive (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)

• śoṇitākṣaḥ: Śoṇitākṣa
• śoṇitākṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoṇitākṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• mahābalaḥ: very strong
• mahābalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; compound = mahā (great) + bala (strength)

• ājaghāna: struck
• ājaghāna: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√han (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• gadāgreṇa: with the mace-tip
• gadāgreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā-agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: gadāyāḥ agraṃ (tip of the mace)

• vakṣasi: on the chest
• vakṣasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• dvividam: Dvivida
• dvividam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvivida (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय)

Context

Then seeing the brother caught, mighty Sonitaksha struck Dwivida in the bosom by a mace.

Characters & Entities

• Śoṇitākṣa
• Yūpākṣa
• Dvivida
• gadā (mace)

FAQs

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

Protection of one’s kin and ally in crisis—family duty (kula-dharma) expressed as immediate intervention to free a captured brother.

What is the narrative situation?

Dvivida has seized Yūpākṣa; Śoṇitākṣa retaliates by striking Dvivida’s chest with a mace.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and protective courage—quick action on seeing a brother in danger.