Shloka 6

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्निहतेसैन्येवानराणांतरस्विनाम् ।योयोधारयतेप्राणांस्तंतमाश्वासयाव ।।6.74.6।।

Transliteration

etasmin nihate sainye vānarāṇāṃ tarasvinām | yo yo dhārayate prāṇāṃs taṃ tam āśvāsayāva || 6.74.6 ||

Translation

บัดนี้เมื่อกองทัพวานรผู้ทรงกำลังถูกทำลายลงแล้ว จงไปหาแต่ละผู้ที่ยังยึดชีวิตไว้ และปลุกปลอบให้กลับมามีกำลังใจและความกล้าหาญอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• निहते: when (it was) slain
• निहते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√han (धातु) + निहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'sainye' इति विशेषण (qualifying the army)

• सैन्ये: in the army
• सैन्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वानराणाम्: of the monkeys
• वानराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• तरस्विनाम्: of the strong/valiant
• तरस्विनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tarasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; 'vānara' इति विशेषण

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन

• यः: whoever (each one who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition) for distributive sense; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धारयते: keeps up/sustains
• धारयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• प्राणान्: life-breaths; life
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'yo yo' इत्यस्य प्रत्यवमर्श (refers back)

• तम्: each such one
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति for distributive sense; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आश्वासयाव: we two encouraged/cheered
• आश्वासयाव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śvas (धातु) (णिच् causative: āśvāsay-)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; 'we two encouraged' (हनूमद्विभीषणौ)

Context

He saw the seat of Brahma, the abode of Rajathanabha, the abode of Indra, the location from which Rudra discharged an arrow (at Tripura), the abode of Lord Hayagriva, and glowing abode of the deity presiding over Brahmastra and Vyvasvatah's attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma here is compassionate leadership: tending to the living, strengthening morale, and not abandoning those who have suffered in battle.

What is the narrative situation?

After heavy fighting, many Vānaras have fallen; attention turns to those still alive, who need reassurance and renewed resolve.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion) joined with dhairya (steadfastness): the ability to uplift others even amid crisis.