Shloka 35

लङ्काप्राकारारोहणम् / Assault on Lanka’s Ramparts and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

विनेदुश्चमहाघोषाःशङ्खाःशतसहस्रशः ।राक्षसानांसुघोराणांमुखमारुतपूरिताः ।।।।

Transliteration

vineduś ca mahāghoṣāḥ śaṅkhāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ | rākṣasānāṃ sughorāṇāṃ mukhamārutapūritāḥ ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഭീകരരായ രാക്ഷസന്മാർ വായുവിന്റെ ഊതലാൽ ഊതിയ ശംഖങ്ങൾ ലക്ഷലക്ഷമായി മഹാഘോഷത്തോടെ മുഴങ്ങി.

Word by Word

• vineduḥ: resounded
• vineduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nad (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; vi-√nad; English: 'resounded/sounded'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction); English: 'and'

• mahā-ghoṣāḥ: loud
• mahā-ghoṣāḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + ghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; śaṅkhāḥ-viśeṣaṇa; English: 'loud-sounding'

• śaṅkhāḥ: conches
• śaṅkhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; English: 'conches'

• śata-sahasraśaḥ: by hundreds of thousands
• śata-sahasraśaḥ: Saṅkhyā-parimāṇa (संख्या-परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + śas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: द्विगु-समास + अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण; English: 'by hundreds of thousands'

• rākṣasānām: of the Rakshasas
• rākṣasānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; English: 'of the Rakshasas'

• su-ghorāṇām: very fierce
• su-ghorāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-viśeṣaṇa (षष्ठी-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्गवत्) + ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; rākṣasānām-viśeṣaṇa; English: 'very fierce/terrible'

• mukha-māruta-pūritāḥ: blown by breath
• mukha-māruta-pūritāḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक) + māruta (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; PPP of √pṝ (पूर्) / √pūr; English: 'filled (blown) by mouth-wind'

Context

With hundred thousand Rakshasas blowing sonorous conchs, with the wind from their mouths, terrific noise arose.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Conches (śaṅkha)

FAQs

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

Dharma calls for fearlessness rooted in truth: loud threats and massed noise test resolve, but do not determine moral right.

What is the narrative situation?

The Rākṣasas sound conches in enormous numbers, escalating the atmosphere of impending battle.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and steadiness—withstanding psychological pressure.