Shloka 69

Devanagari script

विप्रलम्भितवस्त्रं च विमुक्तकवचायुधम् ।।6.75.68।।समुद्यतमहाप्रासंयष्टिशूलासिसङ्कुलम् ।प्रावर्ततमहारौद्रंयुद्धंवानररक्षसाम् ।।6.75.69।।

Transliteration

teṣāṃ gṛhasahasrāṇi dadāha hutabhuk tadā | prāsādāḥ parvatākārāḥ patanti dharaṇītale ||

Translation

Pada saat itu, api yang marak menjilat dan membakar ribuan rumah mereka; istana-istana laksana gunung pun runtuh menghempas ke bumi.

Word by Word

• vipralambhita-vastram: with garments slipped/disordered
• vipralambhita-vastram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipralambhita (कृदन्त; √lamb/लम्ब् with vi-pra) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (vipralambhitaṃ vastram yasya/tat)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• vimukta-kavaca-āyudham: with armor and weapons cast off/loosened
• vimukta-kavaca-āyudham: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimukta (कृदन्त; √muc/मुच् with vi) + kavaca (प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (kavaca-āyudhaṃ vimuktam yasya/tat)

• samudyata-mahā-prāsam: with huge lances raised
• samudyata-mahā-prāsam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samudyata (कृदन्त; √yam/यम् with sam-ud) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (mahāprāsaḥ samudyataḥ yasya/tat)

• yaṣṭi-śūla-asi-saṅkulam: crowded with staves, tridents, and swords
• yaṣṭi-śūla-asi-saṅkulam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + asi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (yaṣṭi-śūla-asi-bhiḥ saṅkulam = crowded with staves, tridents, swords)

• prāvartata: arose/began
• prāvartata: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛt (धातु) with pra- (प्रवृत्त)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (प्रावर्तत)

• mahā-raudram: very fierce/terrible
• mahā-raudram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (mahā ca raudraṃ ca)

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vānara-rakṣasām: of the monkeys and the rākṣasas
• vānara-rakṣasām: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + rakṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (vānaraś ca rakṣasāś ca)

Context

Highly enraged Vanaras and Rakshasas fought with them, raiment slipping, shields and weapons dodged, huge lances lifted to fight. They used fists, tridents, spears, and swords.

Characters & Entities

• hutabhuk (Agni / Fire)
• prāsāda (mansions)

FAQs

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

The verse points to the collateral devastation of conflict—homes and civic life are destroyed; dharma values protection of the innocent and social order, reminding that adharma-driven war ultimately burns down the very world people inhabit.

What is the narrative situation?

As the wider conflict spreads, fires break out and structures collapse, showing the city’s environment suffering alongside the armies.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a personal virtue, but an ethical warning: responsibility and restraint are necessary because war destroys communities, not only combatants.