Shloka 45

त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः

Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka

Devanagari script

तेराक्षसबलंघोरंप्रविश्यहरियूथपाः ।विचेरुरुद्यतैश्शैलैर्नगाश्शिखरिणोयथा ।।।।

Transliteration

te rākṣasabalaṃ ghoraṃ praviśya hariyūthapāḥ | vicerur udyataiḥ śailair nagāḥ śikhariṇo yathā ||

Translation

そのハリの軍の将たちは、恐るべき羅刹の軍勢へと突入し、岩を高く掲げて駆け巡った――峰々の間を峰が行き交うかのように。

Word by Word

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• राक्षस-बलम्: the Rakshasa army
• राक्षस-बलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of Rakshasas'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• घोरम्: dreadful
• घोरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective) to राक्षसबलम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), 'having entered'

• हरि-यूथपाः: leaders of the monkey-troops
• हरि-यूथपाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('leaders of monkeys'), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• विचेरुः: ranged about
• विचेरुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• उद्यतैः: with uplifted
• उद्यतैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण from उद्-यम्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण (past participial adjective: 'raised'), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; शैलैः सह (agreeing with 'rocks')

• शैलैः: with rocks
• शैलैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• नगाः: mountains
• नगाः: Upamana (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• शिखरिणः: peak-bearing
• शिखरिणः: Upamana (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिखरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective) to नगाः, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), उपमा-प्रदर्शक (comparative particle: 'as/like')

Context

Seeing the Rakshasa army approaching, the monkeys found an opportunity to attack them and collected huge mountains, deadly strong trees in great joy unable to tolerate roared in return.

Characters & Entities

• Hariyūthapāḥ (vānara leaders)
• Rākṣasa army

FAQs

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

Dharma is led from the front: rightful leadership enters danger to protect others and to uphold the just cause, rather than demanding sacrifice only from followers.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānara commanders begin the direct engagement, charging into the rākṣasa ranks with uplifted stones as weapons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Leadership and valor—initiative in action, not merely command.