Shloka 179

समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः

Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī

Devanagari script

यत्रास्य युद्धमभवत्‌ सुमहद्‌ राक्षसै: सह । यक्षैश्षैव महावीर्यर्मणिमत्प्रमुखैस्तथा,वहीं भीमसेनका राक्षसों एवं महाशक्तिशाली मणिमान्‌ आदि यक्षोंके साथ घमासान युद्ध हुआ

Transliteration

yatrāsya yuddham abhavat sumahad rākṣasaiḥ saha | yakṣaiś caiva mahāvīryair maṇimat-pramukhaiḥ tathā ||

Translation

There, a very great battle took place for him—fought against the Rākṣasas, and also against the Yakṣas, mighty in prowess, led by Maṇimān. The scene underscores how extraordinary strength and resolve are tested when one confronts fierce, non-human adversaries, and how valor is measured by steadfastness amid overwhelming opposition.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• अस्य: of him (his)
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• राक्षसैः: with/against the rakshasas
• राक्षसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• यक्षैः: with/against the yakshas
• यक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महावीर्यैः: with the very powerful (ones)
• महावीर्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मणिमत्: with Manimat (proper name)
• मणिमत्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रमुखैः: with the foremost (ones)
• प्रमुखैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमुख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (speaker, as given)
• Rākṣasas
• Yakṣas
• Maṇimān