Shloka 18

चैत्यप्रासाद-विध्वंसः

Destruction of the Chaitya Palace and Hanuman’s Proclamation

Devanagari script

तत्र चाग्निस्समभवत्प्रासादश्चाप्यदह्यत।।।।दह्यमानं ततो दृष्ट्वा प्रासादं हरियूथपः।स राक्षसशतं हत्त्वा वज्रेणेन्द्र इवासुरान्।।।।अन्तरिक्षे स्थितश्श्तीमानिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।

Transliteration

tatra cāgnis samabhavat prāsādaś cāpy adahyata |

dahyamānaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā prāsādaṃ hari-yūthapaḥ |

sa rākṣasa-śataṃ hatvā vajreṇendra ivāsurān |

antariḳṣe sthitaḥ śrīmān idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ଅଗ୍ନି ପ୍ରଜ୍ୱଳିତ ହେଲା, ପ୍ରାସାଦ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦହିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲା। ଜ୍ୱାଳାରେ ଦହୁଥିବା ପ୍ରାସାଦକୁ ଦେଖି ହରିୟୂଥପ, ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ଯେପରି ବଜ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ଅସୁରମାନଙ୍କୁ ସଂହାର କରନ୍ତି, ସେପରି ଶତ ରାକ୍ଷସଙ୍କୁ ବଧ କଲେ। ପରେ ଆକାଶରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ଶ୍ରୀମାନ୍ ହନୁମାନ ଏହି ବଚନ କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• mādṛśānām: of those like me
• mādṛśānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘people like me’

• sahasrāṇi: thousands
• sahasrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• visṛṣṭāni: sent forth
• visṛṣṭāni: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (धातु; क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate of sahasrāṇi (‘have been dispatched’)

• mahātmanām: of great-souled (ones)
• mahātmanām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘महान् आत्मा येषाम्’); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• balinām: of the strong
• balinām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषण of vānarendrāṇām

• vānarendrāṇām: of vanara-lords
• vānarendrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘वानराणाम् इन्द्राः’); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• sugrīvavaśavartinām: obedient to Sugriva
• sugrīvavaśavartinām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sugrīva + vaśa + vartin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभाव: ‘सुग्रीवस्य वशे वर्तन्ते ये’); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषण of vānarendrāṇām

• aṭanti: wander
• aṭanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √aṭ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vasudhām: the earth
• vasudhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛtsnām: entire
• kṛtsnām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of vasudhām

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘others’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• vānarāḥ: vanaras
• vānarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; anye-समानााधिकरण

Context

Thereupon the infuriated son of the Windgod, assumed a fearsome form, uprooted a pillar of the palace decked with gold and holding that hundred edged pillar whirled it round swiftly.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rākṣasas
• Indra
• Vajra (thunderbolt)
• Asuras
• Agni (fire)

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as the triumph of righteous agency: destructive power (fire and battle) is framed as a corrective force against adharma, culminating in a public declaration that asserts moral certainty (satya) and purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

The palace catches fire during Hanumān’s violent counterattack; he kills a hundred rākṣasas and then takes to the air to issue a proclamation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas and prabhāva (radiant might and commanding presence): Hanumān dominates both ground and sky, turning the battle into a moral demonstration.