Shloka 32

युद्धे अङ्गद-मैन्द-द्विविद-राक्षसयुद्धम्; कुम्भस्य प्रादुर्भावः तथा सुग्रीवेण पराभवः

Sarga 76: Angada and the Vanara chiefs battle Kampana, Prajaṅgha, Yūpākṣa, Śoṇitākṣa; Kumbha enters and is checked by Sugrīva

Devanagari script

तौशोणिताक्ष्यूपाक्षौप्लवङ्गाभ्यांतरस्विनौ ।चक्रतुस्समरेतीव्रमाकर्षोत्पाटनंभृशम् ।।।।

Transliteration

tau śoṇitākṣa-yūpākṣau plavaṅgābhyāṃ tarasvinau | cakratuḥ samare tīvram ākarṣotpāṭanaṃ bhṛśam ||

Translation

แล้วโศณิตากษะกับยูปากษะ ผู้ดุเดือดและหุนหันพลันแล่น ได้เข้าปะทะกับนักรบวานรทั้งสองในสมรภูมิอย่างรุนแรง ฉุดกระชากและบิดงัดกันอย่างโหดเหี้ยม

Word by Word

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Dual (द्विवचन)

• śoṇitākṣa-yūpākṣau: Śoṇitākṣa and Yūpākṣa
• śoṇitākṣa-yūpākṣau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoṇitākṣa + yūpākṣa (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Dual; itaretara-dvandva (समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व): Śoṇitākṣa and Yūpākṣa

• plavaṅgābhyām: as two monkeys / by the two monkeys
• plavaṅgābhyām: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Dual; used as apposition/instrumental of association

• tarasvinau: impetuous/strong
• tarasvinau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tarasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Dual; qualifying 'tau'

• cakratuḥ: they did/performed
• cakratuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Dual, Parasmaipada

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• tīvram: intense
• tīvram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīvra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying 'ākarṣotpāṭanam'

• ākarṣa-utpāṭanam: pulling and tearing away
• ākarṣa-utpāṭanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ā-√kṛṣ (धातु) + ut-√paṭ (धातु) + lyuṭ (ल्युट्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; dvandva of action-nouns: pulling and uprooting/tearing away

• bhṛśam: violently
• bhṛśam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तीव्रतावाचक अव्यय)

Context

In that fight, courageous Sonitaksha and Yupaksha contested with the two monkeys pulling one another violently and throwing intensely.

Characters & Entities

• Śoṇitākṣa
• Yūpākṣa
• Plavaṅga (Vānara combatants)

FAQs

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

It suggests the disciplined intensity of battle-duty: when conflict is unavoidable, one must meet force with force while staying aligned to the larger righteous cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Śoṇitākṣa and Yūpākṣa enter close combat with two Vānara fighters, struggling by pulling and wrenching in a violent clinch.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Raw courage and tenacity—enduring and pressing on in a physically demanding grapple.