Shloka 89

Devanagari script

स तत्राभिहतस्तेनसुग्रीवोवानरर्षभः ।मुष्टिंसम्वर्तयामासवज्रकल्पंमहाबलः ।।।।

Transliteration

sa tatrābhihatas tena sugrīvo vānararṣabhaḥ |

muṣṭiṃ saṃvartayāmāsa vajrakalpaṃ mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

അവനാൽ അവിടെ പ്രഹരിക്കപ്പെട്ട സുഗ്രീവൻ—വാനരങ്ങളിൽ വൃഷഭസമൻ, മഹാബലവാൻ—വജ്രസദൃശമായ കഠിന മുഷ്ടി മുറുക്കി കൂട്ടി.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• abhihataḥ: struck
• abhihataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi√han (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying sugrīvaḥ)

• tena: by him/thereby
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental: by that/by him)

• sugrīvaḥ: Sugriva
• sugrīvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vānara-rṣabhaḥ: bull/foremost of monkeys
• vānara-rṣabhaḥ: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वानराणाम् ऋषभः)

• muṣṭim: fist
• muṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• saṃvartayāmāsa: clenched/closed
• saṃvartayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam√vṛt (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त-धातु (causative) अर्थः: संकुचयामास/मुष्टिं बद्धवान्

• vajra-kalpam: adamant-like
• vajra-kalpam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वज्र इव कल्पः) विशेषणम् (qualifying muṣṭim)

• mahā-balaḥ: mighty
• mahā-balaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्राय) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम् (qualifying sugrīvaḥ)

Context

Then mighty Sugriva, the bull among Vanaras, hit by the fist, clenched his fist adamantly.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vānaras
• vajra (thunderbolt)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as steadiness under attack: a righteous leader does not collapse into panic but gathers resolve and responds with measured strength.

What is the narrative situation?

After being struck, Sugrīva prepares to counterattack by clenching his fist with determination.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and resilience (dhairya/śaurya) in the face of injury.