Shloka 5.62.8

मधुवनभङ्गः — The Disruption of Madhuvana and Dadhimukha’s Complaint

Devanagari script

उत्पत्य च ततस्सर्वे वनपालान् समागतान्।ताडयन्ति स्म शतश स्सक्तान्मधुवने तदा।।5.62.8।।

Transliteration

utpatya ca tataḥ sarve vanapālān samāgatān | tāḍayanti sma śataśaḥ saktān madhuvane tadā ॥5.62.8॥

Translation

Then, leaping up together, they struck the assembled garden-guards in a hundred ways, while they were engaged there in Madhuvana.

Context

All the vanaras collected together, entered the Madhuvanam and attacked in many ways the guards protecting the garden.

Characters & Entities

• Madhuvana
• vanapālāḥ (garden-guards)
• vānarāḥ (vanaras)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes protection of order and non-harm toward those performing their duty; the guards are doing their assigned role, so violence against them is ethically problematic despite the vanaras’ good news.

What is the narrative situation?

The guards gather to stop the raid, and the vanaras respond by repeatedly striking them within the grove.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Group solidarity and fearlessness are shown, but the scene also serves as a caution about ungoverned zeal.