Shloka 132

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

एतेनचात्यद्भुतदर्शनानिशरैर्जवस्थानकृतालयानि ।चतुर्धशान्यात्तवरायुधानिरक्षःसहस्राणिनिषूदितानि ।।6.59.132।।

Transliteration

etena cātyadbhutadarśanāni śarair javasthānakṛtālayāni | caturdaśāny āttavarāyudhāni rakṣaḥsahasrāṇi niṣūditāni ||6.59.132||

Translation

まさにこの者によって、ジャナスターナを住処とし、恐るべき武器を手にした、見るもおぞましい羅刹どもが、数にして一万四千、矢によって討ち滅ぼされた。

Word by Word

• etena: by this (by me)
• etena: Karta (कर्ता/agent implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन: 'by this (one/me)'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• ati-adbhuta-darśanāni: of exceedingly wondrous appearance
• ati-adbhuta-darśanāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + adbhuta + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: 'very-wondrous in appearance' qualifying rakṣaḥ-sahasrāṇi

• śaraiḥ: with arrows
• śaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (शर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• java-sthāna-kṛta-ālayāni: having their abode made at Janasthāna
• java-sthāna-kṛta-ālayāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: java + sthāna + kṛta + ālaya (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: 'having dwelling made at Javasthāna/Janast(h)āna' (place-name)

• caturdaśāni: fourteen
• caturdaśāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśan (चतुर्दशन् संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (catur + daśa = fourteen)

• ātta-vara-āyudhāni: having taken up choice weapons
• ātta-vara-āyudhāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātta (आ+दा धातु, क्त) + vara + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: 'having taken up excellent weapons'

• rakṣaḥ-sahasrāṇi: thousands of rākṣasas
• rakṣaḥ-sahasrāṇi: Karma (कर्म/object of niṣūditāni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas + sahasra (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'thousands of rākṣasas'

• niṣūditāni: were destroyed / slain
• niṣūditāni: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni+√sūd (सूद् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; here as predicate to object: 'were slain'

Context

"By me, who is your adversary, fourteen thousand Rakshasas of fierce forms, who had taken abode at Janasthana and used choicest weapons were exterminated."

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ravana
• Janasthana
• Rakshasas

FAQs

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

Defense of dharma through protection: Rāma recalls the removal of violent forces that threatened order—punishment as safeguarding, not cruelty.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker cites the earlier extermination at Janasthāna as proof of capability and as a warning to the Rākṣasa king.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strength guided by purpose—martial power employed to restore safety and uphold righteous order.