Shloka 11

वज्रदंष्ट्रवधः — The Slaying of Vajradaṃṣṭra

Angada’s Duel

Devanagari script

ततोवानरसैन्येनहन्यमानंनिशाचरम् ।।6.54.11।।प्राभज्यतबलंसर्वंवज्रदंष्ट्रस्यपश्यतः ।

Transliteration

tato vānarasainyena hanyamānaṃ niśācaram |

prābhajyata balaṃ sarvaṃ vajradaṃṣṭrasya paśyataḥ ||6.54.11||

Translation

จากนั้น เมื่อเหล่ารากษสถูกกองทัพวานรโจมตี กองกำลังทั้งหมดก็แตกพ่ายและกระจัดกระจายไป ต่อหน้าต่อตาของวัชรทัมษฏระ

Word by Word

• राक्षसान्: Rakshasas
• राक्षसान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• भयवित्रस्तान्: terrified by fear
• भयवित्रस्तान्: कर्मविशेषण (Adjectival to object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय + वित्रस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √त्रस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भयेन वित्रस्तान्)

• हन्यमानान्: being struck
• हन्यमानान्: कर्मविशेषण (Adjectival to object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), द्वितीया, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मणि (being struck)

• प्लवङ्गमैः: by the monkeys
• प्लवङ्गमैः: करण (Karaṇa/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having seen)

• स: he
• स: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रोषताम्राक्षः: whose eyes were red with anger
• रोषताम्राक्षः: कर्तृविशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोष + ताम्र + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (रोषेण ताम्रे अक्षिणी यस्य)

• वज्रदंष्ट्रः: Vajradaṃṣṭra
• वज्रदंष्ट्रः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + दंष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वज्रवत् दंष्ट्रा यस्य) नाम

• प्रतापवान्: valiant
• प्रतापवान्: कर्तृविशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धनुष्पाणिः: with bow in hand
• धनुष्पाणिः: कर्तृविशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (धनुः पाणौ यस्य)

• त्रासयन्: terrifying
• त्रासयन्: क्रियाविशेषण (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; णिच्-प्रेरण (causative sense: frightening)

• हरिवाहिनीम्: the Vanara host
• हरिवाहिनीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + वाहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरीणां वाहिनी)

Context

Then in the battlefield, the timid vanaras and even rakshasas with their arms and heads cut off, bodies wounded allover dropped down.

Characters & Entities

• Vajradaṃṣṭra
• vānaras (vānarasainya)
• niśācaras (rākṣasas)

FAQs

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

Dharma in leadership includes protection and steadiness; an army’s collapse while its leader merely watches suggests the breakdown that follows when courage and responsibility are not upheld.

What is the narrative situation?

Under vānaras’ assault, the rākṣasa troops lose cohesion and flee, with Vajradaṃṣṭra witnessing the rout.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The vānaras’ collective valor and effectiveness; conversely, the rākṣasa side shows panic and disunity.