Shloka 96

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

सचतुर्द्वाराणिसर्वाणिसुग्रीववचनात्कपिः ।पर्यक्रामतदुर्धर्षोनक्षत्राणीवचन्द्रमाः ।।6.41.96।।

Transliteration

sa caturdvārāṇi sarvāṇi sugrīvavacanāt kapiḥ | paryakrāmatadurdharṣo nakṣatrāṇīva candramāḥ || 6.41.96 ||

Translation

സുഗ്രീവന്റെ വചനപ്രകാരം ആ ദുര്ധർഷനായ കപി നാലു വാതിലുകളെയും ചുറ്റി നടന്നു—നക്ഷത്രങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ ചന്ദ്രൻ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• catur-dvārāṇi: the four gates
• catur-dvārāṇi: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) numeral compound 'four gates'; Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; agrees with dvārāṇi

• sugrīva-vacanāt: by Sugrīva's command
• sugrīva-vacanāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa 'Sugrīva's command/word'; Napumsaka, Pañcamī, Ekavacana; ablative of cause/source

• kapiḥ: the monkey
• kapiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; apposition to saḥ

• paryakrāmat: went around, circled
• paryakrāmat: Kriyā (मुख्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√kram (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• durdharṣaḥ: hard to assail
• durdharṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durdharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate/appositional adjective of kapiḥ

• nakṣatrāṇi: the stars
• nakṣatrāṇi: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; object of implied comparison

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā particle (उपमावाचक)

• candramāḥ: the moon
• candramāḥ: Upameya-karta (उपमेय-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candramas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; standard of comparison

Context

Sushena, a monkey who is difficult to encounter, went around all the four gates just like the moon goes around stars by the order of Sugriva.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• candramā (moon)
• nakṣatra (stars)

FAQs

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

Righteous action is coordinated and obedient to legitimate leadership; discipline and strategy serve dharma, not ego.

What is the narrative situation?

A vānara leader patrols/circles Laṅkā’s four gates under Sugrīva’s orders, indicating siege organization and tactical control.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Obedience and vigilance—martial responsibility carried out under command for the common good.