Shloka 179

Devanagari script

यत्रास्य युद्धमभवत्‌ सुमहद्‌ राक्षसै: सह । यक्षैश्षैव महावीर्यर्मणिमत्प्रमुखैस्तथा,वहीं भीमसेनका राक्षसों एवं महाशक्तिशाली मणिमान्‌ आदि यक्षोंके साथ घमासान युद्ध हुआ

Transliteration

yatrāsya yuddham abhavat sumahad rākṣasaiḥ saha | yakṣaiś caiva mahāvīryair maṇimat-pramukhaiḥ tathā ||

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ତାଙ୍କର ରାକ୍ଷସମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମହାଯୁଦ୍ଧ ହେଲା; ଏବଂ ମଣିମାନଙ୍କ ନେତୃତ୍ୱରେ ମହାପରାକ୍ରମୀ ଯକ୍ଷମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ମଧ୍ୟ।

Word by Word

यत्रwhere

अस्यof him (his)

युद्धम्battle

अभवत्was/occurred

सुमहत्very great

राक्षसैःwith/against the rakshasas

सहtogether with

यक्षैःwith/against the yakshas

एवindeed/also

महावीर्यैःwith the very powerful (ones)

मणिमत्with Manimat (proper name)

प्रमुखैःwith the foremost (ones)

तथाand likewise

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāma (speaker, as given)

Rākṣasas

Yakṣas

Maṇimān

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights valor and endurance: true prowess is revealed when one faces formidable opponents and remains steadfast in the midst of intense conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

A fierce, large-scale battle is described as taking place there, in which the protagonist fights Rākṣasas and also powerful Yakṣas led by Maṇimān.