Shloka 38
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
Devanagari script
तंभीमवपुषंदृष्टवारथस्थंरथिनांवरम् ।अभिपेतुर्महात्मानोयेप्रधानावनौकसः ।।।।
Transliteration
taṃ bhīmavapuṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā rathasthaṃ rathināṃ varam | abhipetur mahātmāno ye pradhānā vanaukasaḥ ||
Translation
恐るべき姿の彼が戦車に立ち、車戦の勇士の中でも最上であるのを見て、偉大なる心をもつヴァーナラの主将たちは彼めがけて突進した。
Word by Word
कुमुदःKumuda
कुमुदः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootकुमुद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम
द्विविदःDvivida
द्विविदः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विविद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम
मैन्दःMainda
मैन्दः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमैन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम
नीलःNila
नीलः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनील (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम
शरभःSharabha
शरभः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootशरभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम
एवindeed/also
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (particle: ‘indeed/also’)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
पादपैःwith trees
पादपैः:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootपादप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन
गिरिशृङ्गैःwith mountain-peaks
गिरिशृङ्गैः:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘गिरेः शृङ्गाणि’
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
युगपत्all at once
युगपत्:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयुगपत् (अव्यय)
Formकाल/सह-अव्यय (adverb: ‘simultaneously’)
समभिद्रवन्rushed/charged
समभिद्रवन्:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-अभि-√द्रु (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), तृतीयपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
Context
Observing the dreadful enemy seated on the chariot, the foremost of the great Vanaras rushed towards him.
Characters & Entities
A
AtikāyaR
Ratha (chariot)V
Vānara leaders (foremost vanaukasaḥ)FAQs
Dharma in battle includes protecting the community through courageous resistance; the leaders advance to confront danger rather than letting the many suffer.
The foremost Vānara warriors, recognizing Atikāya on his chariot, charge to engage him directly.
Bravery joined with leadership—frontline action by those responsible for the host.