Shloka 59

युद्धे अङ्गद-मैन्द-द्विविद-राक्षसयुद्धम्; कुम्भस्य प्रादुर्भावः तथा सुग्रीवेण पराभवः

Sarga 76: Angada and the Vanara chiefs battle Kampana, Prajaṅgha, Yūpākṣa, Śoṇitākṣa; Kumbha enters and is checked by Sugrīva

Devanagari script

ततोद्रुमशिलाहस्ताःकोपसंरक्तलोचनाः ।।।।रिरक्षिषन्तोऽभ्यपतन्नङ्गदंवानरर्षभाः ।

Transliteration

tato drumaśilāhastāḥ kopasaṃraktalocanāḥ |

rirakṣiṣanto'bhyapatann aṅgadaṃ vānararṣabhāḥ ||

Translation

Lalu para wanara gagah laksana lembu jantan, dengan pohon dan batu di tangan serta mata merah menyala kerana murka, meluru ke hadapan untuk melindungi Angada.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-kala (देश-काल/Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb of time: then/thereafter)

• द्रुमशिलाहस्ताः: having trees and rocks in hand
• द्रुमशिलाहस्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रुम + शिला + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (instrumental sense: द्रुमैः शिलाभिः हस्ताः/हस्तेषु द्रुमशिलाः); बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (qualifying वानरर्षभाः)

• कोपसंरक्तलोचनाः: with eyes reddened by anger
• कोपसंरक्तलोचनाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप + संरक्त + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (cause/association: कोपेन संरक्तानि लोचनानि येषाम्); बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• रिरक्षिषन्तः: seeking to protect
• रिरक्षिषन्तः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle); परस्मैपद; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (intending to protect)

• अभ्यपतन्: rushed upon/charged
• अभ्यपतन्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: अभि- (towards)

• अङ्गदम्: Angada
• अङ्गदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of अभ्यपतन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वानरर्षभाः: bulls among the vanaras
• वानरर्षभाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वानराणां ऋषभाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

Bulls among Vanaras then took trees, and rocks in hand, with their eyes red in anger started for the protection of Angada.

Characters & Entities

• Angada
• Vanara warriors
• Trees
• Rocks

FAQs

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

Protective dharma: when a righteous ally is wounded, safeguarding him becomes a shared duty, expressing compassion and fidelity to the cause.

What is the narrative situation?

After Angada collapses, powerful vanaras rush in with improvised weapons (trees and stones) to defend him from further attack.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Comradeship and guardianship—placing another’s safety above personal glory in the midst of battle.