Shloka 13

वानर-ऋक्ष-सेना-प्रशंसा

Cataloguing the Vanara and Bear Forces

Devanagari script

आरुह्यपर्वताग्रेभ्योमहाभ्रविपुला: शिलाः ।मुञ्चन्तिविपुलाकारानमृत्योरुद्विजन्तिच ।।।।राक्षसानांचसदृशाःपिशाचानांचरोमशाः ।एतस्यसैन्याबहवोविचरन्त्यग्नितेजसः ।।।।

Transliteration

āruhya parvatāgrebhyo mahābhra-vipulāḥ śilāḥ | muñcanti vipulākārān mṛtyor udvijanti ca ||

rākṣasānāṃ ca sadṛśāḥ piśācānāṃ ca romaśāḥ | etasya sainyā bahavo vicaranty agni-tejasaḥ ||

Translation

Grimpant aux sommets des montagnes, ils lancent d’immenses rochers, vastes comme de grands nuages ; et, de taille gigantesque, ils ne tremblent pas même devant la mort. Nombreux dans son armée errent, au corps velu et flamboyant comme le feu, semblables d’aspect aux Rākṣasas et aux Piśācas.

Word by Word

• āruhya: having climbed
• āruhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया) modifying main verbs
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√ruh (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund), avyaya-bhāva; 'having climbed'

• parvata-agrebhyaḥ: from the mountain-peaks
• parvata-agrebhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Pañcamī (5th case/ablative), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'parvatasya agre' (mountain-peaks)

• mahā-bhra-vipulāḥ: huge like great clouds
• mahā-bhra-vipulāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of "śilāḥ"
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhra (प्रातिपदिक; 'cloud') + vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya-like descriptive compound: 'vipulāḥ (mahābhrā iva)'

• śilāḥ: rocks
• śilāḥ: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śilā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• muñcanti: they hurl / release
• muñcanti: Kriyā (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana, parasmaipada

• vipula-ākārān: of huge size
• vipula-ākārān: Karma (object) of implied 'śilāḥ' as 'huge-formed (rocks)' (appositional)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (accusative), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'vipulaḥ ākāraḥ' (huge-formed)

• a-mṛtyoḥ: from death (even)
• a-mṛtyoḥ: Apādāna (source of fear)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक) with a- (nañ)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (ablative), Ekavacana; nañ-tatpuruṣa sense 'even from death'

• udvijanti: they fear / shrink
• udvijanti: Kriyā (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√vij (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana, parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

Context

"His assistance was given to Indra in the war between Devas and demons and in turn he obtained many boons."

Characters & Entities

• Sāraṇa
• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasas
• Piśācas
• mountain peaks

FAQs

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

Fearlessness in the service of a chosen righteous duty is praised—courage that does not retreat even before death when protecting a dharmic cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Sāraṇa describes the terrifying battle-readiness and appearance of a leader’s troops, emphasizing their strength and fearlessness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Abhaya (fearlessness) and utsāha (energetic resolve) displayed by disciplined troops in war.