Shloka 69

Devanagari script

निर्भिद्यमानस्सहसासहमानश्चतान् शरान् ।।।।कुम्भस्यधनुराक्षिप्यबभञ्जेन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम् ।

Transliteration

nirbhidyamānaḥ sahasā sahamānaś ca tān śarān | kumbhasya dhanur ākṣipya babhañjendra-dhanuṣprabham ||

Translation

แม้ถูกลูกศรเจาะและอดทนรับคมศรเหล่านั้น เขาก็ฉับพลันฉวยคันศรของกุมภะซึ่งส่องประกายดุจรุ้งของพระอินทร์ แล้วหักสะบั้นลง

Word by Word

• निर्भिद्यमानः: being pierced
• निर्भिद्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + भिद् (धातु) → निर्भिद्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/भावे शतृ-प्रत्यय (present participle passive sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपदस्य (सः/वानराधिपतिः) विशेषणम्—‘being pierced’

• सहसा: suddenly/forcibly
• सहसा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘suddenly/forcibly’

• सहमानः: enduring, tolerating
• सहमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह् (धातु) → सहमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि शतृ; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘enduring’—कर्तृविशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘those’—शरान् इति विशेषणम्

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कुम्भस्य: of Kumbha
• कुम्भस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; आक्षिप्य इति क्रियायाः कर्म

• आक्षिप्य: having snatched/pulled away
• आक्षिप्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); ‘having snatched/pulled’

• बभञ्ज: broke
• बभञ्ज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भञ्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम्: rainbow-like (splendid)
• इन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रधनुस् + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रधनुषः प्रभा इव) ‘rainbow-like’—धनुः इति विशेषणम्

Context

He snatched the bow of Kumbha forcibly which was like Indra's rainbow, pulled it and broke, while tolerating the pain of the arrows.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva (implied as the actor)
• Kumbha
• Indra (via Indra’s rainbow simile)

FAQs

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

Kṣānti with resolve: enduring pain without abandoning one’s duty, and acting decisively to neutralize harm.

What is the narrative situation?

Despite being struck by arrows, Sugrīva closes in, grabs Kumbha’s bow, and breaks it to blunt the enemy’s attack.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Titikṣā (forbearance) and śaurya (heroic decisiveness).