Shloka 4

Devanagari script

षष्टिकोटिसहस्राणि प्रकर्षन्‌ प्रत्यदृश्यत । गोलाड्गूलो महाराज गवाक्षो भीमदर्शन:,महाराज! गोलांगूल (लंगूर) जातिका वानर गवाक्ष, जो देखनेमें बड़ा भयंकर था, साठ सहस्र कोटि (छ: खरब) वानर-सेना साथ लिये दृष्टिगोचर हुआ

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭi-koṭi-sahasrāṇi prakarṣan pratyadṛśyata | golāṅgūlo mahārāja gavākṣo bhīma-darśanaḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: “Wahai Maharaja, kemudian tampak Gavākṣa—daripada jenis golāṅgūla (langūr), menggerunkan pada pandangan—maju ke hadapan dengan bala tentera yang amat besar, berjumlah enam puluh ribu koṭi.”

Word by Word

षष्टिsixty

कोटिcrore (ten million)

सहस्राणिthousands

प्रकर्षन्dragging/pulling (along)

प्रत्यदृश्यतappeared / was seen

गोलाङ्गूलःGolaṅgūla (a langur-type monkey)

महाराजO great king

गवाक्षःGavākṣa (proper name)

भीमदर्शनःterrible in appearance

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Mahārāja (the king being addressed)

Gavākṣa

Vānara-senā (monkey host/army)

Golāṅgūla (langūr-type vānara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power in the epic is not merely individual might but organized, purposeful strength under capable leadership; the vast host symbolizes how collective effort, when aligned to a righteous aim, becomes formidable and morally significant.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes the appearance of the vānara leader Gavākṣa, who advances into view accompanied by an enormous monkey host, emphasizing the scale and intimidating presence of the arriving force.