Shloka 22

लाङ्गूलदाह-पर्यटनम्

The Burning Tail and the Parade through Laṅkā

Devanagari script

चत्वरेषु चतुष्केषु राजमार्गे तथैव च।।5.53.22।।घोषयन्ति कपिं सर्वे चारीक इति राक्षसाः।

Transliteration

catvareṣu catuṣkeṣu rāja-mārge tathaiva ca | ghoṣayanti kapiṃ sarve cārīka iti rākṣasāḥ ||5.53.22||

Translation

En las plazas, en los cruces de cuatro pilares y también por el camino real, todos los rākṣasas pregonan: «Este mono es un espía».

Word by Word

• चत्वरेषु: in the squares
• चत्वरेषु: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• चतुष्केषु: at four-way crossings
• चतुष्केषु: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘at four-way junctions/quadruple crossings’

• राजमार्गे: on the royal road
• राजमार्गे: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘राज्ञः मार्गः’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• घोषयन्ति: they proclaim
• घोषयन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घोषय् (धातु; णिच् causative of घोष्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• कपिम्: the monkey
• कपिम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; agrees with राक्षसाः

• चारीकः: spy
• चारीकः: विधेय (predicate in quotation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; quoted predicate noun (‘a spy’)

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative)

• राक्षसाः: rakshasas
• राक्षसाः: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Context

All the demons went forth through cross roads, altars built on four pillars and royal roads announcing that he (Hanuman) was a spy.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• rākṣasāḥ (rākṣasas)

FAQs

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

It highlights how public labeling can be used as political control; dharma calls for discernment and fair judgment rather than mob proclamation.

What is the narrative situation?

Rākṣasas parade Hanumān through the city and announce to the populace that he is an enemy spy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s fearlessness and endurance under humiliation.