Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

प्राकारस्थाक्ष ये केचिन्निशाचरगणास्तथा । प्रदुद्रुव॒ुस्ते शतश: कपिभि: समभिद्रुता:,जो कोई निशाचर चहारदीवारीकी रक्षाके लिये सैकड़ोंकी संख्यामें वहाँ खड़े थे, वे सब वानरोंद्वारा खदेड़े जानेपर भाग खड़े हुए

Transliteration

prākārasthākṣa ye kecin niśācaragaṇās tathā | pradudruvus te śataśaḥ kapibhiḥ samabhidrutāḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya dijo: «Aquellas bandas de rākṣasas noctámbulos que estaban apostadas como guardia sobre las murallas—por centenares—, al ser asaltadas y rechazadas por los monos, huyeron en desorden.»

Word by Word

प्राकारस्थाःstanding on/at the rampart (wall)

येwho

केचित्some

निशाचरगणाःgroups of night-roamers (rakshasas)

तथाlikewise/also

प्रदुद्रुवुःran away/fled

तेthey/those

शतशःby hundreds/in hundreds

कपिभिःby the monkeys

समभिद्रुताःbeing chased/assailed

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

niśācaragaṇāḥ (rākṣasa troops)

kapayaḥ (Vānara/monkeys)

prākāra (rampart/fortress 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?

Strength and position (such as guarding a fortress) are unstable without inner resolve and righteous grounding; when confronted by a determined collective, those relying on intimidation alone often collapse into fear and retreat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rākṣasa guards posted on the fortress ramparts are attacked and chased by the Vānara forces; overwhelmed, they flee in large numbers.