Valmiki Ramayana 6.71.8 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 8

अतिकायवधः

The Slaying of Atikāya

Devanagari script

तेतस्यरूपमालोक्ययथाविष्टोस्त्रिविक्रमे ।भयाद्वानरयूधास्तेविद्रवन्तिततस्ततः ।।।।

Transliteration

te tasya rūpam ālokya yathāviṣṭo 's trivikramaḥ | bhayād vānarayūdhās te vidravanti tatas tataḥ ||

Translation

Увидев его облик, словно одержимый мощью Тривикрамы, те отряды воинов-ванаров в страхе рассеялись и бросились бежать во все стороны.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having looked at/observed’

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upama-dyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा/प्रकार-अव्यय (as/just as)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• त्रिविक्रमे: in (his) Trivikrama form
• त्रिविक्रमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; (त्रिविक्रम-रूपे/अवस्थायाम्)

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/ablative), एकवचन

• वानरयूधाः: troops of monkeys
• वानरयूधाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर + यूध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वानराणां यूधाः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (re-emphatic)

• विद्रवन्ति: run away/flee
• विद्रवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• ततः: from there
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thence/thereupon; distributive with repetition)

• ततः: to there (here and there)
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (repetition: here and there)

Context

The Vanara troops, observing his form resembling the Trivikram form assumed by Vishnu, the monkey troops fled here and there in panic.

Characters & Entities

• Vānara troops
• Trivikrama (Viṣṇu)
• Atikāya (implied, the one whose form is seen)

FAQs

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

Courage must be cultivated: Dharma in war is not only strength but steadiness; fear disperses collective duty, while disciplined leaders restore order.

What is the narrative situation?

Atikāya’s terrifying, colossal appearance causes sections of the Vānara army to panic and scatter.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast: the need for courage and resolve; the verse foregrounds the army’s momentary lapse.