Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 37

वानरमुख्य-परिचयः

Catalogue of Principal Vānara Leaders

Devanagari script

एतस्यबलिनस्सर्वेविहारानामयूथपाः ।राजन् शतसहस्राणिचत्वारिंशस्तथैवच ।।।।

Transliteration

etasya balinaḥ sarve vihārānāma yūthapāḥ |

rājan śatasahasrāṇi catvāriṃśas tathaiva ca ||6.26.37||

Translation

Ó rei, sob este poderoso estão todos os chefes de tropa chamados Vihāras, em número de quarenta centenas de milhares.

Word by Word

• एतस्य: of this (one); under him
• एतस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे (सामान्य-सर्वनाम), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• बलिनः: of the strong (one)
• बलिनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier of ‘etasya’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• विहाराणाम्: of the (groups) called Vihāras
• विहाराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation: ‘of the Vihāras/companies’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• अयूथपाः: not troop-leaders; ordinary warriors (without leaders)
• अयूथपाः: कर्ता (Subject; apposition to ‘sarve’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-यूथप (नञ्-प्रत्यय + यूथप) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural); नञ्-समासवत् निषेधार्थक-उपसर्गः ‘अ-’

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• शतसहस्राणि: hundred-thousands (i.e., 100,000s)
• शतसहस्राणि: प्रमाण/संख्या (Numerical measure; count)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय) (समाहारार्थे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचनम् (Plural); द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वपदः) ‘शतसहस्र’ = 100,000

• चत्वारिंशत्: forty
• चत्वारिंशत्: प्रमाण/संख्या (Numerical measure; count)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चत्वारिंशत् (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.) एकवचनवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable-like numeral usage)

• तथैव: just so; likewise
• तथैव: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + एव (अव्यय-द्वय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; ‘तथा’ (adverb) + ‘एव’ (particle/emphasis)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

Context

"O King! Under him are forty lakhs of strong warriors known as Viharas."

FAQs

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

Dharma in governance and warfare includes orderly organization and clear command structures; strength becomes effective when responsibly arranged.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa enumerates the scale and structure of the Vānara forces under a particular leader, emphasizing their vast numbers.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strategic capacity and organized leadership—power expressed through disciplined units.