Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 8, Shloka 7

युद्धकाण्डे अष्टमः सर्गः — राक्षससभा-युद्धपरामर्शः

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Devanagari script

अयंपरिभवोभूयःपुरस्यान्तःपुरस्यच ।श्रीमतोराक्षसेन्द्रस्यवानरेणप्रधर्षणम् ।।6.8.7।।

Transliteration

ayaṃ paribhavo bhūyaḥ purasyāntaḥpurasya ca |

śrīmato rākṣasendrasya vānarena pradharṣaṇam ||6.8.7||

Translation

C’est un outrage de plus : qu’un simple vānara ait porté l’assaut contre la cité, et même contre l’appartement intérieur du glorieux seigneur des rākṣasas.

Word by Word

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• परिभवः: humiliation/insult
• परिभवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paribhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूयः: again/furthermore
• भूयः: Kriya-viseshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय) meaning 'again/further'

• पुरस्य: of the city
• पुरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• अन्तःपुरस्य: of the inner palace
• अन्तःपुरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antaḥpura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; compound: antaḥ (अन्तः) + pura (पुर)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• श्रीमतः: of the illustrious
• श्रीमतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; qualifies राक्षसेन्द्रस्य

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य: of the lord of Rakshasas
• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; compound: rākṣasa + indra ('lord among')

• वानरेण: by a Vanara
• वानरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• प्रधर्षणम्: outrage/assault
• प्रधर्षणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-dharṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition/explanatory to परिभवः

Context

Feeling very angry, a Rakshasa called Durmukha said, "He who has caused shame for all of us does not deserve to be excused."

Characters & Entities

• Laṅkā (city/pura)
• Antaḥpura (royal inner palace)
• Rāvaṇa (rākṣasendra)
• Hanumān (implied as the vā­nara)

FAQs

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

The verse exposes how status-conscious pride interprets moral defeat as mere insult. Dharma teaches that true ‘outrage’ is wrongdoing itself, not the loss of prestige.

What is the narrative situation?

The rākṣasas emphasize the severity of Hanumān’s intrusion—reaching even the royal quarters—treating it as a symbolic blow to Rāvaṇa’s authority.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implied virtue: courage and mission-focus (Hanumān), contrasted with the rākṣasas’ fixation on prestige.