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

Entonces Rāma —deleite de la estirpe de Raghu—, con un asalto total de las huestes de monos veloces como el viento, abrió brecha en la muralla de Laṅkā.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सर्वाभिसारेणwith a full/combined assault

हरीणाम्of the monkeys

वातरंहसाम्of those swift as the wind

भेदयामासbroke, shattered

लङ्कायाःof Lanka

प्राकारम्rampart, city-wall

रघुनन्दनःRama (delighter of the Raghu line)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Śrī Rāma (Raghunandana)

Vānara/Harī (monkey army)

Laṅkā

Prākāra (rampart/city wall)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When the objective is aligned with dharma, effective leadership expresses itself through resolve and coordinated action; obstacles that appear impregnable (like city walls) can be overcome by disciplined collective effort rather than mere impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Rāma, supported by the wind-swift monkey forces, launches a unified assault on Laṅkā and breaks through its defensive rampart, marking the escalation of the campaign against the fortified city.