Shloka 7
धूम्राक्षवधः
The Slaying of Dhumrākṣa
Devanagari script
शरनिर्भिन्नगात्रास्तेशूलनिर्भिन्नदेहिनः ।जगृहुस्तेद्रुमांस्तत्रशिलाश्चहरियूथपाः ।।6.52.7।।
Transliteration
śara-nirbhinna-gātrās te śūla-nirbhinna-dehinaḥ |
jagṛhus te drumāṃs tatra śilāś ca hari-yūthapāḥ ||6.52.7||
Translation
矢に肢を貫かれ、三叉戟に身を裂かれながらも、そこにいた猿軍の将たちは、木々と岩をつかみ取って武器とした。
Word by Word
शर-निर्भिन्न-गात्राःwith limbs pierced by arrows
शर-निर्भिन्न-गात्राः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootशर (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्भिन्न (√भिद् धातु-कृदन्त) + गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समासः; निर्भिन्न = भूतकृदन्त (क्त) from √भिद्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)
तेthey
ते:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)
शूल-निर्भिन्न-देहिनःwhose bodies were pierced by tridents
शूल-निर्भिन्न-देहिनः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootशूल (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्भिन्न (√भिद् धातु-कृदन्त) + देहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समासः; निर्भिन्न = भूतकृदन्त (क्त) from √भिद्; देहिन् = ‘having a body’; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)
जगृहुःseized / took up
जगृहुः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural)
तेthose
ते:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)
द्रुमान्trees
द्रुमान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचनम् (Plural)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)
शिलाःrocks
शिलाः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशिला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचनम् (Plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)
हरियूथपाःleaders of monkey troops
हरियूथपाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक) + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समासः (हरीणां यूथपाः); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)
Context
Those Rakshasas who survived the onslaught, seeing Dhumraksha killed, re-entered Lanka out of fear of being killed by Vanaras.
Characters & Entities
T
TreesR
RocksA
ArrowsFAQs
Righteous struggle requires perseverance: pain does not become an excuse to abandon one’s protective duty toward the just cause.
Despite severe injuries from rākṣasa weapons, the vānaras continue fighting using trees and stones.
Kṣānti (endurance) paired with vīrya (valor)—the capacity to act effectively even while wounded.