Shloka 6.73.12

इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः (Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host)

Devanagari script

तंप्रस्थितंमहात्मानमनुजग्मुर्महाबलाः ।सम्हर्षमाणाबहनोधनुष्प्रवरपाणयः ।।6.73.10।।गजस्कन्धगताःकेचित्केचित्प्रवरवाजिभिः ।व्याघ्रवृश्चिकमार्जारखरोरोष्ट्रैश्चभुजङ्गमैः ।।6.73.11।।वराहैश्श्वापदैस्सिंहैर्जम्बुकैःपर्वतोपमैः ।काकहंसमयूरैश्चराक्षसाभीमविक्रमाः ।।6.73.12।।प्रासमुद्गरनिस्त्रिंशपरश्वथगदाधराः ।भुशुण्डिमुद्गरायष्टिशतघ्नीपरिघायुधा ।।6.73.13।।

Transliteration

varāhaiḥ śvāpadaiḥ siṃhaiḥ jambukaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ | kāka-haṃsa-mayūraiś ca rākṣasā bhīma-vikramāḥ ||

Translation

Those Rākṣasas of dreadful prowess also rode boars, wild beasts, lions, jackals huge as mountains, and even crows, geese, and peacocks.

Context

Many Rakshasas of terrific valour, endowed with extraordinary strength, happily, wielding excellent bows, taking barbed missiles, hammers, whetted axes, maces, Bhusandi mallets, Ayasthis, Sataghnis, and Parighas, making noise, went following great Indrajith. Some went on the back of elephants and horses, tigers as large as mountains, scorpions, cats, donkeys, and camels. As well as on serpents, lions, tigers, and jackals.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• boars
• lions
• jackals
• peacocks

FAQs

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

Dharma-centered reading treats such imagery as a portrayal of adharma’s disorder: power expressed as terror and excess, rather than protection and justice.

What is the narrative situation?

The text continues the panoramic description of Indrajit’s followers and their extraordinary mounts.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Ferocity and overwhelming display of force—an epic technique to frame the coming confrontation.