Shloka 5

मकराक्षवधः

The Slaying of Makarākṣa

Devanagari script

शक्तिखडगगदाकुन्तैस्तोमरैश्चनिशाचराः ।पट्टसैर्भिण्ढिपालैश्चबाणपातैःसमन्ततः ।।6.79.4।।पाशमुद्गरदण्डैश्चनिखातैश्चापरेस्तथा ।कदनंकपिसिंहानांचक्रुस्तेरजनीचराः ।।6.79.5।।

Transliteration

śakti-khaḍga-gadā-kuntais tomaraiś ca niśācarāḥ | paṭṭasair bhiṇḍipālaiś ca bāṇa-pātaiḥ samantataḥ | pāśa-mudgara-daṇḍaiś ca nikhātaiś cāpare tathā | kadanaṁ kapi-siṁhānāṁ cakrus te rajanīcarāḥ ||

Translation

Dengan lembing, pedang, gada, tombak, tomara, bilah pendek, bhiṇḍipāla, dan hujan anak panah dari segala arah—serta jerat, pemukul, tongkat, dan senjata lainnya—para peronda malam menimbulkan kehancuran di antara para kera laksana singa di sekelilingnya.

Word by Word

• पाशमुद्गरदण्डैः: with nooses, mallets, and staffs
• पाशमुद्गरदण्डैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa + mudgara + daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: Dvandva list-compound; Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle

• निखातैः: with embedded/fastened (weapons)
• निखातैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ni-khāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from khan (धातु))
• Form: PPP used as noun 'fixed/embedded (weapons)'; Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; 'others' (others weapons/others too)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (तुल्यप्रकारे)

• कदनम्: slaughter/destruction
• कदनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• कपिसिंहानाम्: of the lion-like monkeys
• कपिसिंहानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi + siṃha (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कपीनां सिंहाः), Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural

• चक्रुः: made/caused
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रजनीचराः: night-rangers (Rakshasas)
• रजनीचराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajanī + cara (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; apposition to ते

Context

Seeing Maka raksha fall, those Rakshasas became scared of Rama's arrow and ran straight to Lanka.

Characters & Entities

• rākṣasas (niśācara/rajanīcara)
• vānaras (kapi-siṁha)

FAQs

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

It presents the moral urgency of resisting oppression: dharma requires confronting forces that spread indiscriminate harm.

What is the narrative situation?

A continued description (parallel to 6.79.4) of rākṣasas attacking the Vānara warriors with many weapons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance in a just struggle—bearing hardship for the protection of the righteous cause.