Shloka 114

Devanagari script

तेषामशीतिसाहस्रं शूलमुद्गरपाणिनाम्।मया तस्मिन्वनोद्देशे परिघेण निषूदितम्।।।।

Transliteration

teṣām aśīti-sāhasraṃ śūla-mudgara-pāṇinām | mayā tasmin vanoddeśe parigheṇa niṣūditam ||

Translation

சூலம், முத்கரம் ஏந்திய அவர்களில் எண்பதாயிரம் பேரை அந்த வனப்பகுதியில் நான் பரிகம் (இரும்புத் தண்டு) கொண்டு வதைத்தேன்.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अशीतिसाहस्रम्: eighty thousand (troops)
• अशीतिसाहस्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; of निषूदितम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशीतिसाहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: अशीति (80) + साहस्र (thousand)

• शूलमुद्गरपाणिनाम्: of those bearing tridents and maces
• शूलमुद्गरपाणिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation; of the weapon-bearers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल-मुद्गर-पाणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व/समाहार-समास: शूल + मुद्गर (trident and mace) + पाणिन् (handed)

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent; instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; here qualifying वनोद्देशे

• वनोद्देशे: in the garden-area
• वनोद्देशे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनोद्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वन + उद्देश (region of the garden)

• परिघेण: with an iron bar
• परिघेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• निषूदितम्: slain/killed
• निषूदितम्: क्रिया (Predicate: 'was slain')
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-सूद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

Context

"I killed with an iron bar a battalion of eighty thousand demons who were guarding the garden with tridents and maces.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Aśoka-vana
• parigha (iron bar)

FAQs

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

The verse frames dharmic force as protective and mission-bound: Hanumān’s violence is not personal cruelty but a tactical strike against the machinery of adharma that sustains Sītā’s captivity.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa’s dispatched Kiṅkaras engage Hanumān in the grove; Hanumān defeats them in massive numbers using a parigha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Extraordinary strength combined with unwavering commitment to duty—Hanumān persists despite overwhelming enemy numbers.