Shloka 51

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

शतंशतसहस्राणांपृथगृक्षवनौकसाम् ।।6.41.51।।लङ्काद्वाराङयुपाजग्मुरन्येयोद्धुंसमन्ततः ।

Transliteration

śataṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ pṛthag ṛkṣavanaukasām | laṅkādvārāṇy upājagmur anye yoddhuṃ samantataḥ ||6.41.51||

Translation

കരടികളും വനവാസികളായ വാനരന്മാരും അടങ്ങിയ വേർതിരിഞ്ഞ സംഘങ്ങൾ—ലക്ഷക്കണക്കിന് (നൂറുനൂറായിരം) എണ്ണത്തിൽ—യുദ്ധത്തിനായി എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളിൽ നിന്നുമുള്ള ലങ്കാദ്വാരങ്ങളിലേക്കു മുന്നേറി.

Word by Word

• śatam: a hundred
• śatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1/2), Ekavacana; numeral used as quantifier

• śata-sahasrāṇām: of hundreds of thousands
• śata-sahasrāṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu-samāsa (द्विगु), Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī (6), Bahuvacana

• pṛthak: separately/in groups
• pṛthak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (kriyā-viśeṣaṇa)

• ṛkṣa-vanaukasām: of bears and monkey-forest-dwellers
• ṛkṣa-vanaukasām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa + vanaukas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (समाहार-द्वन्द्व) sense 'bears and forest-dwellers (monkeys)'; Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6), Bahuvacana

• laṅkā-dvārāṇi: the gates of Lanka
• laṅkā-dvārāṇi: Karma (कर्म) / Deśa (देश) as goal
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (लङ्कायाः द्वाराणि); Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2), Bahuvacana

• upājagmuḥ: approached/came
• upājagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-√gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्) past, Parasmaipada, Prathama (3rd), Bahuvacana

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Bahuvacana

• yoddhum: to fight
• yoddhum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yudh (युध्) (धातु)
• Form: Tumun-infinitive (तुमुन्), purpose

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

Context

Vanaras settled in such a way all around Lanka completely covering the land with those already at Lanka.

Characters & Entities

• Laṅkā
• Bears (ṛkṣa)
• Vānara forces

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through solidarity—different groups unite and take coordinated action against injustice.

What is the narrative situation?

Multiple allied contingents converge on Laṅkā’s gates from all directions, preparing for direct engagement.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sahakāritā (cooperation) and dhairya (steadfastness) in a shared righteous undertaking.