Shloka 12

प्रमदावनविध्वंसः | The Devastation of the Pleasure-Garden

Ashoka Vatika

Devanagari script

ततो महत्साश्वमहारथद्विपं बलं समादेक्ष्यति राक्षसाधिपः।त्रिशूलकालायसपट्टिसायुधं ततो महद्युद्धमिदं भविष्यति।।।।

Transliteration

tato mahatsāśvamahārathadvipaṃ balaṃ samādekṣyati rākṣasādhipaḥ | triśūlakālāyasapaṭṭisāyudhaṃ tato mahad yuddham idaṃ bhaviṣyati ||5.41.12||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ രാക്ഷസാധിപൻ കുതിരകളും മഹാരഥങ്ങളും ഗജസേനയും ഉൾപ്പെട്ട മഹാബലം അണിനിരത്തും; ത്രിശൂലവും കറുത്ത ഇരുമ്പിന്റെ പട്ടിശാദി ആയുധങ്ങളും ധരിച്ച്, തുടർന്ന് മഹായുദ്ധം ഉണ്ടാകും.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; "then"

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying balam

• sa-aśva-mahā-ratha-dvipam: with horses, chariots, and elephants
• sa-aśva-mahā-ratha-dvipam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + aśva + mahāratha + dvipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (samāhāra) with सह-: अश्वाः च महा-रथाः च द्विपाः च येन (with horses, great chariots, and elephants)

• balam: army/force
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of samādekṣyati

• samādekṣyati: will command
• samādekṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√diś (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी—"will command/dispatch"

• rākṣasa-adhipaḥ: the lord of demons
• rākṣasa-adhipaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—राक्षसानाम् अधिपः (lord of the rakshasas)

• triśūla-kālāyasa-paṭṭisa-āyudham: armed with tridents and iron spears
• triśūla-kālāyasa-paṭṭisa-āyudham: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: triśūla + kālāyasa + paṭṭisa + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (samāhāra)—त्रिशूलाणि च कालायसानि च पट्टिसाः च आयुधानि यस्य/येन (armed with tridents, black-iron weapons, and spears)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; "then"

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; qualifying yuddham

• yuddham: war
• yuddham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; subject of bhaviṣyati

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative adjective qualifying yuddham

• bhaviṣyati: will occur
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी—"will be/occur"

Context

'Then the demon king will order the horses, chariots and elephants and army equipped with tridents and spears to march against me. A great war will take place.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa (rākṣasādhipa)
• rākṣasa army
• horses
• chariots
• elephants
• trident (triśūla)

FAQs

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

The verse frames conflict as a consequence of confronting wrongdoing: when adharma is challenged, force may be mobilized, and dharma requires courage and readiness to face intimidation without abandoning righteous aims.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān anticipates that after he devastates the garden, Rāvaṇa will send a heavily armed force, leading to a major clash in Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s preparedness and resolve to face overwhelming opposition in service of Rāma and the restoration of dharma.