Shloka 41

वानरमुख्य-परिचयः

Catalogue of Principal Vānara Leaders

Devanagari script

एनंशतसहस्राणांशतार्धंपर्युपासते ।यूथपायूथपश्रेष्ठंयेषांयूथानिभागशः ।।।।

Transliteration

enaṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ śatārdhaṃ paryupāsate |

yūthapā yūthapaśreṣṭhaṃ yeṣāṃ yūthāni bhāgaśaḥ ||6.26.41||

Translation

五十の十万が彼に付き従う——群の長の中でも最上の将に。しかもその軍勢は部隊ごとに分かれて整然と布陣している。

Word by Word

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of पर्युपासते)

• शतसहस्राणाम्: of hundred-thousands
• शतसहस्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive of number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक; समाहार/संख्या-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; संख्या-निर्देश (of hundred-thousands)

• शतार्धम्: half a hundred (fifty)
• शतार्धम्: Karma (कर्म/Measure-accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाण (half of a hundred = fifty)

• पर्युपासते: attend upon/stand by
• पर्युपासते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उप-√आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘attend upon/stand by’

• यूथपाः: troop-leaders
• यूथपाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्ता (subject of पर्युपासते)

• यूथपश्रेष्ठम्: the best troop-leader
• यूथपश्रेष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement to एनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूथप-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘यूथपानां श्रेष्ठम्’ (best among troop-leaders); एनम् इति विशेषण-भावेन

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of whom/whose)

• यूथानि: troops/companies
• यूथानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, within relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृ-सम्बन्धित (troops/companies)

• भागशः: in separate divisions
• भागशः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भागशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (distributive adverb) ‘in divisions/each separately’

Context

"He who is huge like a cloud covering the sky, roaring like a lion making noise like the beating of the drums, who is eager to wage war, who stands amid Vanaras like Indra in the midst of suras, who is ever difficult to resist in war is known as Panasa is a great warrior. He resides in the Paariyatra mountains."

FAQs

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

Dharma in collective life includes disciplined cooperation: service to capable leadership and orderly division of responsibilities prevents chaos and strengthens a righteous mission.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa emphasizes the magnitude and structure of the forces aligned under the named leader, noting the many commanders and their segmented units.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Organizational excellence—loyal attendance, hierarchy, and coordinated readiness.