Shloka 23

Karṇa–Sūrya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dāna, and the Amoghā Śakti (कर्ण–सूर्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

तत: सर्वाभिसारेण हरीणां वातरंहसाम्‌ | भेदयामास लड़्काया: प्राकारं रघुनन्दन:,तदनन्तर भगवान्‌ श्रीरामने वायुके समान वेगशाली वानरोंकी सम्पूर्ण सेनाके द्वारा एक साथ लंकापर धावा बोल दिया और उसकी चहारदीवारी तुड़वा डाली

Transliteration

tataḥ sarvābhisāreṇa harīṇāṃ vātaraṃhasām | bhedayāmāsa laṅkāyāḥ prākāraṃ raghunandanaḥ ||

Translation

Then, with a full-scale assault by the wind-swift hosts of monkeys, Rāma—the delight of the Raghu line—breached Laṅkā’s rampart.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• सर्वाभिसारेण: with a full/combined assault
• सर्वाभिसारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वाभिसार
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental singular

• हरीणाम्: of the monkeys
• हरीणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: masculine, genitive plural

• वातरंहसाम्: of those swift as the wind
• वातरंहसाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातरंहस्
• Form: masculine, genitive plural

• भेदयामास: broke, shattered
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: perfect (periphrastic), 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

• लङ्कायाः: of Lanka
• लङ्कायाः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का
• Form: feminine, genitive singular

• प्राकारम्: rampart, city-wall
• प्राकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राकार
• Form: masculine, accusative singular

• रघुनन्दनः: Rama (delighter of the Raghu line)
• रघुनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघुनन्दन
• Form: masculine, nominative singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Śrī Rāma (Raghunandana)
• Vānara/Harī (monkey army)
• Laṅkā
• Prākāra (rampart/city wall)