Shloka 14

Devanagari script

वधिष्याम्यहं वृक्षान् दारयिष्याम्यहं गिरीन्।धरणीं दारयिष्यामि क्षोभयिष्यामि सागरान्।।4.45.14।।

Transliteration

vadhiṣyāmy ahaṃ vṛkṣān dārayiṣyāmy ahaṃ girīn |

dharaṇīṃ dārayiṣyāmi kṣobhayīṣyāmi sāgarān ||4.45.14||

Translation

「我は樹々を打ち砕き、山々を裂く。大地を割り、海をもかき乱す。」

Word by Word

• vadhiṣyāmi: I will strike down/destroy
• vadhiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vadh (वध्-धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vṛkṣān: trees
• vṛkṣān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (वृक्ष-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• dārayiṣyāmi: I will split/cleave
• dārayiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛ (दॄ/दर्-धातु) (causative: दारयति)
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरण (causative) + लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• girīn: mountains
• girīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (गिरि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• dharaṇīm: the earth
• dharaṇīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (धरणी-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dārayiṣyāmi: I will tear open
• dārayiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛ (दॄ/दर्-धातु) (causative: दारयति)
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरण (causative) + लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kṣobhayiṣyāmi: I will agitate/churn
• kṣobhayiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣubh (क्षुभ्-धातु) (causative: क्षोभयति)
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरण (causative) + लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sāgarān: seas
• sāgarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (सागर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Context

'I will smash trees, shatter mountains, cleave the earth and churn up the seas'. (said a another).

Characters & Entities

• Sugriva

FAQs

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

Strength is presented as an instrument for righteous purpose—power is meaningful when directed toward restoring justice and aiding the rightful cause.

What is the narrative situation?

In the mobilization for Sītā’s search, vanaras proclaim their extraordinary physical power to reassure their king and companions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bala (strength) and utsāha (energetic zeal), though expressed in hyperbolic heroic style.