Shloka 21

Devanagari script

जाम्बवानपितैःसर्वैःसयूथ्यैरभिसम्वृतः ।।।।तेऽश्मभिस्ताडयामासुर्नखैर्धन्स्सैश्चराक्षसान् ।

Transliteration

jāmbavān api taiḥ sarvaiḥ sayūthyair abhisamvṛtaḥ |

te 'śmabhis tāḍayāmāsur nakhair daṃṣṭraiś ca rākṣasān ||

Translation

Auch Jāmbavān, von all den verbündeten Scharen umringt, schlug auf die Rākṣasas ein; man hämmerte auf sie mit Steinen, Krallen und Zähnen.

Word by Word

• जाम्बवान्: Jambavan
• जाम्बवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmbavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात

• तैः: by/with them
• तैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; agrees with ‘तैः’

• सयूथ्यैः: with their troops
• सयूथ्यैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa-yūthya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास (यूथेन सह/युथ्याः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• अभिसंवृतः: surrounded
• अभिसंवृतः: Visheshana/Predicate (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-sam-vṛ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘surrounded’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन

• अश्मभिः: with stones
• अश्मभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• ताडयामासुः: struck/beat
• ताडयामासुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tāḍ (धातु) + ā (आम-प्रत्यय)
• Form: लिट्-प्राय (periphrastic perfect/आम-योग), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘they struck’

• नखैः: with nails/claws
• नखैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• दन्तैः: with teeth
• दन्तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• राक्षसान्: Rakshasas
• राक्षसान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन

Context

All the troops surrounded by Jambavan too, pierced the Rakshasas with their nails and teeth.

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Vānara troops
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Solidarity in dharma: allies protect one another and act as a unified force against adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān fights alongside the allied forces; the troops attack rākṣasas with natural weapons and stones.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective strength and steadfast support—fighting shoulder-to-shoulder for the just side.