Shloka 23

युद्धकाण्डे द्वितीयः सर्गः — Sugriva’s Counsel: From Grief to Strategy

Bridge to Lanka

Devanagari script

इमेहिहरयश्शूरास्समरेकामरूपिणः ।तानरीन्विधमिष्यन्तिशिलापादपवृष्टिभिः ।।।।

Transliteration

ime hi harayaḥ śūrāḥ samare kāmarūpiṇaḥ | tān arīn vidhamiṣyanti śilāpādapavṛṣṭibhiḥ ||

Translation

このヴァーナラたちは戦場の勇士で、意のままに姿を変える。岩や樹木、山肌の塊を雨のごとく降らせ、敵を粉砕するであろう。

Word by Word

• ime: these
• ime: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; demonstrative qualifying "harayaḥ"

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle

• harayaḥ: monkeys (Vānaras)
• harayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• śūrāḥ: valiant
• śūrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; adjective of "harayaḥ"

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

• kāmarūpiṇaḥ: able to change form at will
• kāmarūpiṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: kāma-rūpin = "assuming forms at will"

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana; demonstrative object referring to enemies

• arīn: enemies
• arīn: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; in apposition to "tān"

• vidhamiṣyanti: will crush, will rout
• vidhamiṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√dham (धातु)
• Form: Lṛṭ (future/लृट्), Prathama puruṣa, Bahuvacana, parasmaipada

• śilāpādapavṛṣṭibhiḥ: with showers of rocks and trees
• śilāpādapavṛṣṭibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śilā + pādapa + vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana; dvandva within: śilā-pādapa (stones and trees) + vṛṣṭi (rain/shower) as tatpuruṣa overall; instrumental of means

Context

"Raghava! You are an intellectual, well versed in Sastras, wise and learned. Give up this sinful thought just as the one who is efficient gives up the one who violates subtle truth."

Characters & Entities

• Vanaras (harayaḥ)
• enemies (Rākṣasas implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma is defended through coordinated strength: righteous aims are upheld when capable allies commit their powers to justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma is reassured about the fighting capacity of the Vanara forces as preparations for the assault on Laṅkā intensify.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śaurya (heroism): courageous, effective action in the service of a righteous cause.