Shloka 4

युद्धकाण्डे अष्टमः सर्गः — राक्षससभा-युद्धपरामर्शः

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Devanagari script

सर्वांसागरपर्यन्तांसशैलवनकाननाम् ।करोम्यवानरांभूमिमाज्ञापयतुमांभवान् ।।6.8.4।।

Transliteration

sarvāṃ sāgaraparyantāṃ saśailavanakānanām |

karomy avānarāṃ bhūmim ājñāpayatu māṃ bhavān ||6.8.4||

Translation

我が主よ、ただ命じ給え。海に囲まれ、山と森を備えるこの全地を、ヴァーナラなきものとしてみせよう。

Word by Word

• सर्वाम्: entire
• सर्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies भूमिम्

• सागरपर्यन्ताम्: bounded by the ocean
• सागरपर्यन्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāgara-paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; compound: sāgara (सागर) + paryanta (पर्यन्त) = 'ocean-bounded'

• सशैलवनकाननाम्: with mountains and forests
• सशैलवनकाननाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-śaila-vana-kānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; avyayībhāva: sa (सह = with) + śaila + vana + kānana; qualifies भूमिम्

• करोमि: I will make/do
• करोमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• अवानराम्: free of Vanaras
• अवानराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; privative a- (नञ्) + vānara

• भूमिम्: the earth/land
• भूमिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• आज्ञापयतु: let (him) command/order
• आज्ञापयतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√jñā + ṇic (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Causative (णिजन्त) of √jñā; Parasmaipada

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• भवान्: your lordship/you
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; honorific pronoun

Context

All of us were inattentive and confident (of our ability) while Hanuman cheated us. When I am alive how will the wanderer of woods (Hanuman) go with life?

Characters & Entities

• Earth (bhūmi)
• Ocean (sāgara)
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

It shows the danger of hubris: power claimed without moral restraint becomes destructive. Dharma-oriented leadership would curb such violent vows and seek justice rather than annihilation.

What is the narrative situation?

In Laṅkā’s council, rākṣasas respond to Hanumān’s incursion by making sweeping promises of exterminating the vānaras if Rāvaṇa orders it.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negative exemplification: rash bravado and loyalty to an unrighteous cause, rather than discernment (viveka) and righteous counsel.