Shloka 24

सप्तनवतितमः सर्गः (Yuddha Kāṇḍa 97): Sugrīva’s Onslaught and the Fall of Virūpākṣa

Devanagari script

तेनखडगप्रहारेणरक्षसाबलिनाहतः ।मुहूर्तमभवद्वीरोविसंज्ञइववानरः ।।।।

Transliteration

tena khaḍgaprahāreṇa rakṣasā balinā hataḥ | muhūrtam abhavad vīro visaṃjña iva vānaraḥ ||

Translation

Dipukul oleh tebasan pedang Raksasa yang perkasa itu, wira Vanara itu terluka; seketika lamanya dia seakan-akan tidak sedarkan diri.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• खड्गप्रहारेण: by the sword-blow
• खड्गप्रहारेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खड्गस्य प्रहारः)

• रक्षसा: by the rākṣasa
• रक्षसा: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• बलिना: mighty
• बलिना: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रक्षसा इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हतः: struck/wounded
• हतः: कर्म (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: han (धातु) → hata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; वानरः/वीरः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: अधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणार्थे (accusative of duration)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; वानरः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• विसंज्ञः: unconscious
• विसंज्ञः: कर्ता (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: visaṃjña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वानरः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• इव: as if
• इव: सम्बन्ध (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• वानरः: the monkey (warrior)
• वानरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Context

Struck by the mighty Rakshasa with a sword, the Vanara leader, a heroic one, got wounded, and became unconscious for a while.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Virūpākṣa
• Rākṣasa
• Vānara

FAQs

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

Steadfastness in righteous struggle: even a leader may be momentarily overcome, yet the duty of resistance against adharma is not abandoned.

What is the narrative situation?

In the battlefield duel, Virūpākṣa strikes Sugrīva with a sword, leaving him briefly dazed/unconscious.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugrīva’s vīratva (heroic resilience), shown by enduring a severe blow without the battle’s purpose being forsaken.