Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ऋक्षकोटिसहस्राणि गोलाङ्गूलशतानि च।अद्य त्वामुपयास्यन्ति जहि कोपमरिन्दम।कोट्योऽनेकास्तु काकुत्स्थ कपीनां दीप्ततेजसाम्।।4.35.22।।

Transliteration

ṛkṣa-koṭi-sahasrāṇi golāṅgūla-śatāni ca | adya tvām upayāsyanti jahi kopam arindama | koṭyo 'nekās tu kākutstha kapīnāṃ dīpta-tejasām ||

Translation

Тысячи кроров медведей и сотни голангул придут к тебе сегодня. О покоритель врагов, оставь гнев. О Какутстха, бесчисленные кроры обезьян с пылающим сиянием соберутся.

Word by Word

• ṛkṣa-koṭi-sahasrāṇi: crores of thousands of bears
• ṛkṣa-koṭi-sahasrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'of bears' + numeral aggregate; subject of upayāsyanti

• golāṅgūla-śatāni: hundreds of golāṅgūlas
• golāṅgūla-śatāni: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: golāṅgūla (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa (golāṅgūlānām śatāni)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• adya: today/now
• adya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; time adverb

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• upayāsyanti: will come to/attend
• upayāsyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: Luṭ? actually Laṭ with future sense? Form is simple future (Lṛṭ/लृट्) 3rd person plural: upa+yā+syanti; Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana

• jahi: abandon
• jahi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; idiomatically 'give up/abandon'

• kopam: anger
• kopam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• arindama: O subduer of foes
• arindama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arindama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; epithet

• koṭyaḥ: crores
• koṭyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• anekāḥ: many
• anekāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; qualifies koṭyaḥ

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle

• kākutstha: O Kākutstha
• kākutstha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• kapīnām: of monkeys
• kapīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• dīpta-tejasām: of blazing energy
• dīpta-tejasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīpta (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya; qualifies kapīnām

Characters & Entities

• Kākutstha (Lakṣmaṇa)
• Bears (Ṛkṣas)

FAQs

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

Dharma requires mastery over krodha (anger): righteous aims are best served through restraint and trust in orderly support.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā pacifies Lakṣmaṇa, telling him that vast allied forces—bears and many kinds of monkeys—are arriving, so there is no need for rage or rash action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control and patient resolve—channeling power toward dharmic success rather than impulsive confrontation.