Shloka 13

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

वाताश्चहिपरुषांवान्तिकम्पतेचवसुन्धरा ।पर्वताग्राणिवेपन्तेपतन्तिधरणीधराः ।।6.41.13।।

Transliteration

vātāś ca hi paruṣāṃ vānti kampate ca vasundharā |

parvatāgrāṇi vepante patanti dharaṇīdharāḥ ||6.41.13||

Translation

တကယ်ပင် ကြမ်းတမ်းသောလေများ တိုက်ခတ်လာ၍ မြေကြီးလည်း တုန်ခါ၏; တောင်ထိပ်များလည်း လှုပ်ယိမ်းကာ ကမ္ဘာကိုထမ်းဆောင်သကဲ့သို့ဆိုသော ဒံပျားကြီးများပင် လဲကျကြ၏။

Word by Word

• vātāḥ: winds
• vātāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) expressing emphasis

• paruṣān: harsh (gusts)/harshly
• paruṣān: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural; used adverbially with ‘vānti’ (harshly)

• vānti: blow
• vānti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Plural

• kampate: trembles
• kampate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kamp (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• vasundharā: the earth
• vasundharā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st), Singular

• parvata-agrāṇi: mountain-peaks
• parvata-agrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘parvatasya agraṃ’; Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural

• vepante: shake/quiver
• vepante: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vip (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Ātmanepada, 3rd Person, Plural

• patanti: fall
• patanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Plural

• dharaṇīdharāḥ: earth-bearers (mountains)
• dharaṇīdharāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘dharaṇīṃ dharanti’; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

Context

"I foresee the terrific destruction of eminent heroes among Bears, monkeys and Rakshasas. I see the danger approaching."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• vasundharā (earth)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes attentiveness to signs and consequences: the verse frames war as a disruption affecting the whole order, urging restraint and responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma describes natural and cosmic disturbances as ominous indicators that a catastrophic battle is near.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vigilant discernment—Rāma reads the environment and prepares his side with sober awareness.