Shloka 77

त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः

Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka

Devanagari script

पततांहरिवीराणांरूपाणिप्रचकाशिरे ।वज्रभिन्नाग्रकूटानांशैलानांपततामिव ।।।।

Transliteration

patatāṃ harivīrāṇāṃ rūpāṇi pracakāśire |

vajrabhinnāgrakūṭānāṃ śailānāṃ patatām iva ||6.69.77||

Translation

Jasad para wira Vānara yang gugur tampak berkilau—laksana puncak-puncak gunung yang terbelah oleh vajra lalu runtuh menghempas.

Word by Word

• patatām: of (those) falling
• patatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (पत्, धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle) used as genitive plural; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• hari-vīrāṇām: of the vanara heroes
• hari-vīrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: harīṇāṃ vīrāḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• rūpāṇi: forms, bodies
• rūpāṇi: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• pracakāśire: shone forth
• pracakāśire: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kāś (काश्, धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• vajra-bhinna-agra-kūṭānām: whose peak-tops are split by thunderbolt
• vajra-bhinna-agra-kūṭānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhinna (√bhid भिद् + क्त) + agra (प्रातिपदिक) + kūṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (वज्रेण भिन्नानि अग्रकूटानि येषाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; qualifying śailānām

• śailānām: of mountains
• śailānām: Upamāna-sambandha (उपमान-सम्बन्ध/Genitive in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• patatām: of (those) falling
• patatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (पत्, धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; qualifying śailānām

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा/Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

Context

The forms of the monkey heroes fallen down unconscious shone like mountain peaks struck by the thunderbolt and fallen.

Characters & Entities

• Vanara heroes
• Thunderbolt (vajra)
• Mountains (śaila)

FAQs

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

The verse confronts the cost of conflict; dharma includes honoring sacrifice and maintaining commitment to a just cause even amid grievous loss.

What is the narrative situation?

Many Vanara warriors have fallen, and the poet describes their appearance through a powerful natural simile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīratā (heroism) and tyāga (self-sacrifice) are implied in the depiction of ‘heroes’ who fall in battle.