Shloka 65

लङ्कादाह-प्रचोदनं तथा वानर-राक्षस-समरारम्भः

The Burning of Lanka and the Outbreak of Battle

Devanagari script

तथैवाप्यपरेतेषांकपीनामभिलक्षिता ।।।।प्रवीरानभितोजघ्नुर्घोररूपानिशाचराः ।

Transliteration

tathaivāpy apare teṣāṃ kapīnām abhilakṣitāḥ | pravīrān abhito jaghnur ghorarūpā niśācarāḥ ||

Translation

同じく、恐ろしい姿の夜行の者たちは、ヴァーナラの中から標的を見定め、四方で勇士たちを打ち倒した。

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• eva: indeed
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• api: also
• api: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (also/too)

• apare: others
• apare: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; 'others' (subject)

• teṣām: of those
• teṣām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• kapīnām: of the monkeys
• kapīnām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• abhilakṣitāḥ: having singled out/marked
• abhilakṣitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi+√lakṣ (धातु); abhilakṣita (कृदन्त; past participle)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; 'noticed/marked out' (as targets)

• pravīrān: great heroes
• pravīrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pravīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; object of jaghnuḥ

• abhitaḥ: all around
• abhitaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhitaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (around/on all sides)

• jaghnuḥ: struck/killed
• jaghnuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्; perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana

• ghora-rūpāḥ: terrific-looking
• ghora-rūpāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: ghoram rūpam yeṣām

• niśācarāḥ: night-rangers (Rakshasas)
• niśācarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśācara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; apposition to apare

Context

In the aforesaid manner the Vanaras struck more night rangers of terrific appearance, great heroes in front of them with sharp swords.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Niśācaras (Rākṣasas)

FAQs

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

The verse shows that even in a dharmic war, danger is real and virtue alone does not guarantee safety; dharma requires perseverance and strategic awareness amid adversity.

What is the narrative situation?

Rākṣasa warriors regroup and selectively attack prominent Vānara champions, causing heavy losses in the melee.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tactical focus and battlefield coordination (lakṣya, yuddha-nīti), albeit used by the Rākṣasas.