Shloka 110

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

सशक्तिमान् शक्तिसमाहतःसन् प्रजज्वालमुहुःरघुप्रवीरः ।तंविह्वलन्तंसहसाभ्युपेत्यजग्राहराजातरसाभुजाभ्याम् ।।6.59.110।।

Transliteration

sa śaktimān śaktisamāhataḥ san prajajvāla muhuḥ raghupravīraḥ |

taṃ vihvalantaṃ sahasābhyupetya jagrāha rājā tarasā bhujābhyām ||6.59.110||

Translation

Bien que puissant, le héros des Raghu, frappé durement par le javelot, s’embrasait sans cesse de douleur; alors le roi Rāvaṇa, s’élançant soudain, le saisit vivement par les deux bras.

Word by Word

• sa-śaktimān: having a spear/javelin (with the śakti)
• sa-śaktimān: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaktimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (sa- = सह/सहित), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; adjective qualifying raghupravīraḥ

• śakti-samāhataḥ: struck/hurt by the javelin
• śakti-samāhataḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakti + sam-ā-han (धातु) → samāhata (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (instrumental relation: śaktyā samāhataḥ), भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तवत्-प्रत्ययार्थ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective to raghupravīraḥ

• san: being
• san: Karta-anuvṛtti (कर्ता-अनुवृत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: as (धातु) → sat (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present participle) from √as; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; concessive/continuative sense 'being'

• prajajvāla: blazed/burned fiercely
• prajajvāla: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + jval (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb of frequency

• raghu-pravīraḥ: the eminent hero of the Raghu line
• raghu-pravīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu + pravīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (raghoḥ pravīraḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vihvalantam: reeling/fainting
• vihvalantam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + hval (धातु) → vihvalat (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to tam

• sahasā: suddenly/violently
• sahasā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (suddenly/forcibly)

• abhyupetya: having approached
• abhyupetya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi + upa + i (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), 'having approached'

• jagrāha: seized/held
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tarasā: swiftly/with speed
• tarasā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: taras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक taras; तृतीया (3rd) एकवचन used adverbially (instrumental of manner)

• bhujābhyām: with (his) two arms
• bhujābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन

Context

Lakshmana the eminent hero of Raghu's was badly hurt by the javelin and was burning in pain. King Ravana caught him who was losing consciousness, violently and held him by his shoulders.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāvaṇa
• śakti (javelin)

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed through endurance under suffering: even when struck down, the righteous warrior’s duty is steadiness and resistance against adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa is grievously hit by Rāvaṇa’s śakti; Rāvaṇa closes in and physically seizes the weakened Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s fortitude—his power remains notable even while wounded and reeling.