Shloka 23

Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva

Angada’s Counterstrike

Devanagari script

स्मिन्निपतितेभूमौतत्सैन्यंसम्प्रचुक्षुभे ।।।।अभवच्चमहान्क्रोधस्समरेरावणस्यतु ।

Transliteration

tasmin nipatite bhūmau tat sainyaṃ sampracukṣubhe | abhavac ca mahān krodhaḥ samare rāvaṇasya tu ||

Translation

അവൻ ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണപ്പോൾ ആ സൈന്യം കലങ്ങിപ്പൊങ്ങി; യുദ്ധത്തിൽ രാവണനെ മഹാക്രോധം പിടികൂടി.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: when/while he (was)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निपतिते: having fallen
• निपतिते: अधिकरण-विशेषण (Qualifier in locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (निपतित = having fallen)

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सम्प्रचुक्षुभे: was greatly agitated
• सम्प्रचुक्षुभे: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + क्षुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः क्षुभ् (to be agitated)

• अभवत्: arose/became
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• महान्: great
• महान्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रोधः: anger
• क्रोधः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रावणस्य: of Ravana
• रावणस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: however/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-निवेश (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (adversative/emphatic particle)

Context

Then Ravana, the enemy of Indra, hearing the great sound made by the three dwellers of heaven of forest and of Rakshasas, reacting violently again, prepared for war.৷৷ ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেনবনবতিতমস্সর্গঃ ৷৷This is the end of the ninety ninth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasa army
• Mahāpārśva (implied as the fallen one)

FAQs

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

Krodha clouds judgment: the epic repeatedly treats anger as a gateway to adharma, pushing rulers toward ruinous choices.

What is the narrative situation?

After Mahāpārśva’s death, the rākṣasa forces are shaken, and Rāvaṇa reacts with intense rage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, the virtue of emotional mastery in kingship; Rāvaṇa’s anger highlights the absence of rājanīti grounded in dharma.