Shloka 16

अकम्पन-प्रेषणम् तथा कपि-राक्षस-रणवर्णनम्

Akampana Dispatched; The Vanara–Rakshasa Battle and Omens

Devanagari script

सर्वेह्यतिबलाःशूराःसर्वेपर्वतसन्निभाः ।।।।हरयोराक्षसाश्चैवपरस्परजिघांसवः ।

Transliteration

sarve hy atibalāḥ śūrāḥ sarve parvata-sannibhāḥ |

harayo rākṣasāś caiva paraspara-jighāṃsavaḥ ||6.55.16||

Translation

ทุกผู้ล้วนทรงพละกำลังยิ่งและกล้าหาญ ดุจภูผาสูงใหญ่—ทั้งวานรและรากษส—ต่างมุ่งหมายจะประหารกันและกัน

Word by Word

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृसमूह

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• atibalāḥ: very strong
• atibalāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati-bala (प्रातिपदिक; अति + बल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वे)

• śūrāḥ: heroes
• śūrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय (apposition to sarve)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-समूह

• parvatasannibhāḥ: mountain-like
• parvatasannibhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parvata-sannibha (प्रातिपदिक; पर्वत + सन्निभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वे)

• harayaḥ: vanaras
• harayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृसमूह

• rākṣasāḥ: rakshasas
• rākṣasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृसमूह

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• parasparajighāṃsavaḥ: desiring to kill one another
• parasparajighāṃsavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paraspara-jighāṃsu (प्रातिपदिक; परस्पर + जिघांसु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (हरयः राक्षसाः); 'जिघांसु' = desiderative adjective (wishing to kill)

Context

Intending to kill one another both Vanaras and Rakshasas who resembled hills, also of extraordinary might and heroic fighting.

Characters & Entities

• Vanaras (harayaḥ)
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Power and heroism are morally ambiguous: dharma is not measured by strength alone, but by the purpose for which strength is used.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator describes both armies as immensely powerful and mutually homicidal as the clash intensifies.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śaurya (heroism) is highlighted, while the verse warns that heroism can be consumed by hatred when directed toward mutual destruction.