Shloka 19

धूम्राक्षप्रेषणम्

The Dispatch of Dhūmrākṣa

Devanagari script

बलेनमहतायुक्तोराक्षसैर्भीमविक्रमः ।त्वंवधायाभिनिर्याहिरामस्यसहवानरैः ।।6.51.19।।

Transliteration

balena mahatā yukto rākṣasair bhīma-vikramaḥ |

tvaṃ vadhāyābhiniryāhi rāmasya saha-vānaraiḥ ||6.51.19||

Translation

“Wahai yang berkeperkasaan dahsyat! Berangkatlah, disokong bala besar para rākṣasa, untuk membunuh Rāma bersama para vānara-nya.”

Word by Word

• balena: with an army
• balena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• mahatā: great
• mahatā: Karana (करण/Instrument qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; qualifying balena

• yuktaḥ: equipped, joined
• yuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rākṣasaiḥ: with Rakshasas
• rākṣasaiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• bhīma-vikramaḥ: of fearsome prowess
• bhīma-vikramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma + vikrama (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘terrible’ + ‘prowess’)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Agent of imperative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vadhāya: for killing
• vadhāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• abhiniryāhi: go forth, march out
• abhiniryāhi: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-nir-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• rāmasya: of Rama
• rāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable ‘together with’)

• vānaraiḥ: with the monkeys
• vānaraiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Context

Thereafter, hearing the loud and deep sounds of roaring and seeing his (Ravana's) ministers in the midst, he spoke as follows.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Dhūmrākṣa
• Rāma
• Vānaras
• Rākṣasa army

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates adharma-driven command: leadership that pursues wrongful ends mobilizes power toward violence; dharma requires that authority be exercised for protection, not aggression.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa orders Dhūmrākṣa to march out with a large rākṣasa force to kill Rāma and the vānaras.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

On the opposing side, loyalty/obedience in warfare is invoked, but ethically misdirected; it contrasts with righteous service aligned to satya and dharma.