Shloka 35

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

विसर्जयित्वासचिवांस्ततस्तान्गतेषुरक्षस्सुयथानियोगम् ।व्यचारयद्वानरसागरौघंमहाझषःपूर्णमिवार्णवौघम् ।।6.59.35।।

Transliteration

visarjayitvā sacivāṃs tatas tān gateṣu rakṣaḥsu yathāniyogam | vyacārayad vānarasāgaraughaṃ mahājhaṣaḥ pūrṇam ivārṇavaugham ||6.59.35||

Translation

Having dismissed those counsellors, and when the Rākṣasas had gone to their appointed posts, Rāvaṇa moved through the vast “ocean” of Vānaras—like a great fish cleaving the swelling sea.

Word by Word

• visarjayitvā: having dismissed/sent away
• visarjayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• sacivān: counsellors
• sacivān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saciva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; sacivān इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• gateṣu: when (they) had gone
• gateṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √gam)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• rakṣaḥsu: among the Rakshasas (when the Rakshasas had departed)
• rakṣaḥsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः

• yathā-niyogam: as instructed
• yathā-niyogam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + niyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; अर्थः: नियोगानुसारम् (according to instruction)

• vyacārayat: made (them) move about / deployed
• vyacārayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vānara-sāgara-ogham: the ocean-like host of Vanaras
• vānara-sāgara-ogham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः: वानराणां सागर इव ओघः (a flood/ocean of Vanaras)

• mahā-jhaṣaḥ: a huge fish
• mahā-jhaṣaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + jhaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• pūrṇam: full
• pūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; arṇava-ogham इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• arṇava-ogham: a surge/flood of the ocean
• arṇava-ogham: Upameya (उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमेय (thing compared)

Context

After the counsellors departed from there Ravana pierced through the ocean of Vanaras just as gigantic fish would pierce in the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasas
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

The verse indirectly highlights that power and prowess can be morally neutral; dharma depends on the purpose for which strength is used.

What is the narrative situation?

With defenses assigned, Rāvaṇa enters and presses into the Vānara host, described through a vivid ocean metaphor.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fearless martial energy and commanding presence (though aligned with an unrighteous cause).