Shloka 11

धूम्राक्षवधः

The Slaying of Dhumrākṣa

Devanagari script

पार्श्वेषुदारिताःकेचित्केचिद्राशीकृताद्रुमैः ।शिलाभिश्चूर्णिताःकेचित्केचिद्धन्तैर्विदारिताः ।।6.52.11।।

Transliteration

pārśveṣu dāritāḥ kecit kecid rāśīkṛtā drumaiḥ |

śilābhiś cūrṇitāḥ kecit kecid dhantair vidāritāḥ || 6.52.11 ||

Translation

A unos se les desgarraron los flancos; a otros los amontonaron y aplastaron los árboles; a otros los pulverizaron las rocas; y a otros los despedazaron los dientes.

Word by Word

• पार्श्वेषु: in the sides / at the flanks
• पार्श्वेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• दारिताः: torn
• दारिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दॄ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) from √दॄ/दारय् ‘to split’; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• राशीकृताः: heaped up / piled (into heaps)
• राशीकृताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राशी-कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) from √कृ with उपसर्ग/नामधातु ‘राशी-’ (to heap up); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• द्रुमैः: by trees
• द्रुमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• शिलाभिः: by rocks
• शिलाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• चूर्णिताः: powdered / crushed
• चूर्णिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चूर्णय् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) from √चूर्णय् ‘to pulverize’; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• दन्तैः: by teeth
• दन्तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• विदारिताः: torn apart
• विदारिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विदारय् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) from √विदारय्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Context

Some tore by the sides of the body, some crushed by the trees, some powdered by the rocks, and some were torn into pieces with teeth.

Characters & Entities

• vānara warriors
• rākṣasas
• trees (druma)
• rocks (śilā)

FAQs

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

It underscores the grave consequences that follow when adharma escalates into war; violence, once unleashed, brings widespread suffering.

What is the narrative situation?

A vivid battlefield catalogue describes how rākṣasas are destroyed by the vānara forces using natural weapons and brute strength.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Relentless martial force in service of an alliance—strength directed toward a collective dharmic objective.