Shloka 23

चैत्यप्रासाद-विध्वंसः

Destruction of the Chaitya Palace and Hanuman’s Proclamation

Devanagari script

सन्ति चौघबलाः केचित्केचिद्वायुबलोपमाः।अप्रमेयबलाश्चान्ये तत्रासन्हरियूथपाः।।।।

Transliteration

santi caugha-balāḥ kecit kecid vāyu-bala-upamāḥ |

aprameya-balāś cānye tatrāsan hari-yūthapāḥ ||5.43.23||

Translation

ചിലർക്കു പ്രളയപ്രവാഹംപോലെയുള്ള ശക്തി; ചിലർക്കു വായുവിന്റെ ബലത്തോട് ഉപമിക്കാവുന്ന ശക്തി; അവിടെ മറ്റു ഹരിയൂഥപന്മാർക്ക് അളക്കാനാകാത്ത ബലവും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सन्ति: there are
• सन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ओघबलाः: having flood-like strength
• ओघबलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओघ-बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ओघवत् बलं येषाम् (flood-like strength); विशेषण केचित् प्रति

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम

• वायुबलोपमाः: comparable to wind-strength
• वायुबलोपमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायु-बल-उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: वायोः बलस्य उपमाः (comparable to the strength of wind); विशेषण केचित् प्रति

• अप्रमेयबलाः: of immeasurable strength
• अप्रमेयबलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रमेय-बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: अप्रमेयं बलं येषाम् (immeasurable strength); विशेषण अन्ये प्रति

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण/नाम (others)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• हरियूथपाः: monkey-troop leaders
• हरियूथपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि-यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: हरीणां यूथपाः

Context

"You have established great enmity with the noble lord of Ikshvaku dynasty. Neither this Lanka will endure nor you, nor even Ravana will be traced.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে সুন্দরকাণ্ডে ত্রিচত্বারিশস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the fortythird sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• hari-yūthapāḥ (monkey leaders)

FAQs

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

Truthful proclamation (satya) as warning: Hanumān emphasizes reality to prompt the unrighteous to desist before destruction becomes unavoidable.

What is the narrative situation?

The proclamation continues, using natural-force metaphors to communicate the unstoppable nature of the coming vānaric assault.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya (truthfulness) in speech used for dharmic ends.