Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 54, Shloka 29

वज्रदंष्ट्रवधः — The Slaying of Vajradaṃṣṭra

Angada’s Duel

Devanagari script

ततःपरमतेजस्वीअङ्गदःप्लवगर्षभः ।।6.54.29।।उत्पाट्यवृक्षंस्थितवान् बहुपुष्पफलाञ्चितम् ।

Transliteration

tataḥ paramatejasvī aṅgadaḥ plavagarṣabhaḥ |

utpāṭya vṛkṣaṁ sthitavān bahupuṣpaphalāñcitam |

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਪਰਮ ਤੇਜਸਵੀ, ਵਾਨਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਭ ਸਮਾਨ ਅੰਗਦ ਨੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਤੇ ਫਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਲਦਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਇੱਕ ਦਰੱਖਤ ਜੜ੍ਹੋਂ ਉਖਾੜ ਲਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਯੁੱਧ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਖੜਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anvaya (काल/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• parama-tejasvī: most radiant/very powerful
• parama-tejasvī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + tejasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• aṅgadaḥ: Aṅgada
• aṅgadaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• plavaga-ṛṣabhaḥ: bull among monkeys
• plavaga-ṛṣabhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavaga (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (bull among monkeys)

• utpāṭya: having uprooted
• utpāṭya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√paṭ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having uprooted’

• vṛkṣam: a tree
• vṛkṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sthitavān: stood
• sthitavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + क्तवतुँ (कृत्)
• Form: क्तवतुँ-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (perfect participle, active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘stood’

• bahu-puṣpa-phala-añcitam: adorned with many flowers and fruits
• bahu-puṣpa-phala-añcitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + añcita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (बहूनि पुष्पफलानि येन अञ्चितम्/युक्तम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vṛkṣam)

Context

Then highly energetic, bull among Vanaras, Angada, uprooting a tree full of many flowers and fruits stood there.

Characters & Entities

• Angada
• vṛkṣa (tree)

FAQs

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

Dharma in battle includes resourcefulness in service of a just cause—Angada adapts swiftly to protect his side and uphold the war’s righteous objective.

What is the narrative situation?

Angada arms himself by uprooting a flowering, fruit-bearing tree to use as an improvised weapon.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pratibhā (quick tactical intelligence) and vīrya (strength).