Shloka 33

लङ्कानिरीक्षणं व्यूहविन्यासश्च

Survey of Lanka and Deployment of the Battle Formation

Devanagari script

ऋक्षवानरसङ्घानामनीकानिसहस्रशः ।गिरिमेघनिकाशानांछादयन्तिवसुन्धराम् ।।।।

Transliteration

ṛkṣavānarasaṅghānām anīkāni sahasraśaḥ |

girimeghanikāśānāṃ chādayanti vasundharām ||

Translation

Barisan tempur kaum beruang dan Vānara, beribu-ribu banyaknya, laksana gunung dan awan tebal, menyelimuti bumi.

Word by Word

• ṛkṣa-vānara-saṅghānām: of the bear-and-monkey troops
• ṛkṣa-vānara-saṅghānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सम्बन्ध: 'of the groups of bears and monkeys'); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• anīkāni: armies/forces
• anīkāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sahasraśaḥ: in thousands
• sahasraśaḥ: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasraśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (distributive adverb): 'by thousands/in thousands'

• giri-megha-nikāśānām: resembling mountains and clouds
• giri-megha-nikāśānām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + megha (प्रातिपदिक) + nikāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of anīkāni): 'resembling mountains and clouds'

• chādayanti: cover
• chādayanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √chad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vasundharām: the earth/land
• vasundharām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

"Thousands of army forces of monkeys and Bears resembling mountains and clouds have settled on the ground."

Characters & Entities

• ṛkṣas (bears)
• vānaras
• vasundharā (earth)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as collective responsibility: many beings unite for a just cause, indicating that righteousness can require coordinated social effort, not merely individual heroism.

What is the narrative situation?

Śuka describes to Rāvaṇa the vast allied forces of bears and vānaras assembling and occupying the battlefield area near Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Solidarity and courageous participation in a righteous mission.