Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 28

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

ऋक्ष्वानरवीराणामनीकानिप्रहर्षय ।शल्यौकुरुचाप्येतासादितौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।।6.74.28।।

Transliteration

ṛkṣa-vānara-vīrāṇām anīkāni praharṣaya |

viśalyau kuru cāpy etau sāditau rāma-lakṣmaṇau ||6.74.28||

Translation

கரடி-வானர வீரர்களின் படைகளை மகிழ்வுறச் செய்; மேலும் அம்புச் சல்யங்களால் தாக்கப்பட்டு தளர்ந்து கிடக்கும் ராமன்-லக்ஷ்மணன் இருவரையும் சல்யமற்றவர்களாகச் செய்து மீட்டெடு.

Word by Word

• ṛkṣavānaravīrāṇām: of the bear- and monkey-heroes
• ṛkṣavānaravīrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa-vānara-vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास: ऋक्षाः च वानराः च (तयोः) वीराः

• anīkāni: armies/hosts
• anīkāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• praharṣaya: gladden/cheer
• praharṣaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative), लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• viśalyau: free from arrows/spears
• viśalyau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-śalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; विशेषण (for rāma-lakṣmaṇau)

• kuru: make/do
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): 'also/even'

• etau: these two
• etau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• sāditau: laid low/disabled
• sāditau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; 'struck/disabled'

• rāmalakṣmaṇau: Rama and Lakshmana
• rāmalakṣmaṇau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma-lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व: रामः च लक्ष्मणः च

Context

For the Bears and Vanaras, create excessive happiness. For Rama and Lakshmana who are unconscious, make them comfortable.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Jāmbavān
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Ṛkṣas (bears)
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma as seva (service): restoring the wounded leaders and uplifting the army’s spirit is a righteous act aimed at the welfare of all.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa are incapacitated; Jāmbavān orders Hanumān to secure relief that will revive them and renew the army’s morale.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s compassionate effectiveness—using strength to heal and protect rather than merely to fight.