Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

राघवःसहसैन्येनमुदितोनामपुप्लुवे ।लङ्कांददर्शगुप्तांवैसर्वतोराक्षसैर्वृताम् ।।।।

Transliteration

rāghavaḥ saha sainyena mudito nāma pupluve |

laṅkāṃ dadarśa guptāṃ vai sarvato rākṣasair vṛtām ||

Translation

Rāghava, bersama bala tenteranya, dengan hati gembira dan penuh keyakinan, mara ke hadapan lalu melihat Laṅkā—benar-benar terpelihara rapi, dikepung di segala arah oleh Rākṣasa.

Word by Word

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• saha: with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, sahārtha particle; governs Instrumental

• sainyena: (his) army
• sainyena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• muditaḥ: joyful
• muditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudita (√mud, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate/qualifier of rāghavaḥ

• nāma: indeed
• nāma: Sambandha-dyotaka (सम्बन्धद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle ('indeed/forsooth')

• pupluve: leapt/sprang
• pupluve: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √plu (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• laṅkām: Lanka
• laṅkām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• guptām: guarded
• guptām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gup (धातु) > gupta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies laṅkām

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha-dyotaka (सम्बन्धद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle

• sarvataḥ: on all sides
• sarvataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (direction)

• rākṣasaiḥ: by Rakshasas
• rākṣasaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• vṛtām: surrounded
• vṛtām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vṛ (धातु) > vṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies laṅkām

Context

The conflict that happened between the Rakshasas and Vanaras was amazing and intense and left a mire of flesh and blood.।। ityārṣēśrīmadvālmīkirāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēdvicatvāriṅśassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the forty second sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Laṅkā
• Rākṣasas
• Vānara army (implied by 'sainyena' in context)

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as disciplined purpose: Rāma moves forward with an ordered force, confronting wrongdoing without losing composure. Righteous action is portrayed as deliberate, not impulsive.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma approaches Laṅkā with his forces and surveys the city’s defenses and the Rākṣasa encirclement.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast leadership—Rāma’s confidence and readiness to act for a just objective.