Shloka 86
त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः
Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka
Devanagari script
तिष्ठकिंप्राकृतैरेभिर्हरिभिस्त्वंकरिष्यसि ।अस्मिन्वज्रसमस्पर्शंप्रासंक्षिपममोरसि ।।।।
Transliteration
tiṣṭha kiṁ prākṛtair ebhir haribhis tvaṁ kariṣyasi | asmin vajra-sama-sparśaṁ prāsaṁ kṣipa mama urasi ||
Translation
「待て！これら凡庸な猿たちを相手にして何を成そうというのか。稲妻のような感触を持つその槍を、私の胸に投げつけてみよ。」
Word by Word
tiṣṭhastand/stop!
tiṣṭha:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (धातु)
FormLoṭ lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
kimwhat?
kim:
Prayojana/Prashna (प्रश्न)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकaliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative) used adverbially; interrogative pronoun
prākṛtaiḥwith ordinary/common (ones)
prākṛtaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprākṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural)
ebhiḥwith these
ebhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Bahuvacana; demonstrative pronoun
haribhiḥwith monkeys
haribhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Bahuvacana
tvamyou
tvam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana; 2nd-person pronoun
kariṣyasiwill do/can do
kariṣyasi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
FormLuṭ lakāra (Periphrastic Future), Madhyama puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
asminin/with this (context: here/this one)
asmin:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana; deictic
vajra-sama-sparśamhaving thunderbolt-like impact
vajra-sama-sparśam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootvajra + sama + sparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: vajra-sama (like a thunderbolt) qualifying sparśa (touch/impact)
prāsamspear
prāsam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootprāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana
kṣipathrow!
kṣipa:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṣip (धातु)
FormLoṭ lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
mamamy
mama:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormṢaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana; 1st-person pronoun
urasion the chest
urasi:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rooturas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसakaliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana
Context
"Stop! What can you do with these common monkeys? Throw your spear at me, which equals thunderbolt."
Characters & Entities
A
AṅgadaN
NarāntakaV
Vānaras (harī)S
spear (prāsa)V
vajra (thunderbolt, as simile)FAQs
Protective valor: Aṅgada draws the enemy’s attack onto himself, aiming to shield the wider host—courage used for the common good.
Aṅgada taunts and challenges Narāntaka directly, inviting him to strike Aṅgada rather than harm the Vānara ranks.
Boldness and protective leadership.