Shloka 2

Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva

Angada’s Counterstrike

Devanagari script

सवानराणांमुख्यानामुत्तमाङ्गानिसर्वशः ।।।।पातयामानकायेभ्यःफलंवृन्तादिवानिलः ।

Transliteration

sa vānarāṇāṃ mukhyānām uttamāṅgāni sarvaśaḥ |

pātayāmāsa kāyebhyaḥ phalaṃ vṛntād ivānilaḥ ||

Translation

その将は四方において、ヴァーナラの名だたる首領たちの首を次々と胴から落とした。まるで風が果実を柄から打ち落とすように。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• वानराणाम्: of the monkeys
• वानराणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• मुख्यानाम्: of the chiefs
• मुख्यानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; agreeing with वानराणाम्

• उत्तमाङ्गानि: heads/upper limbs
• उत्तमाङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तमाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: उत्तमं अङ्गं (upper limb/head)

• सर्वशः: everywhere/completely
• सर्वशः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'entirely/on all sides'

• पातयामास: caused to fall
• पातयामास: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) stem पातय-; periphrastic past (लिट् in epic usage), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कायेभ्यः: from the bodies
• कायेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; upamāna in simile

• वृन्तात्: from the stalk
• वृन्तात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• इव: like/as
• इव: Upama-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle of comparison (उपमा-निपात)

• अनिलः: wind
• अनिलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject of implied comparison

Context

Mahaparsva pierced three shafts into the chest of Jambavantha and attacked Gavaksha with many arrows.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāpārśva
• Vānara chiefs

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the destructive power of unchecked aggression in war; Dharma in the Ramayana frames strength as legitimate only when governed by righteousness and restraint, not as indiscriminate slaughter.

What is the narrative situation?

Mahāpārśva is rampaging in battle, cutting down leading Vānara warriors with overwhelming force.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast (implicitly), the needed virtue is dhāraṇā/saṃyama—self-control—since the act shown is power without restraint.