Shloka 8

युद्धकाण्डे अष्टमः सर्गः — राक्षससभा-युद्धपरामर्शः

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Devanagari script

अस्मिन् मुहूर्तेगत्वैकोनिवर्तिष्यामिवानरान् ।प्रविष्टान् सागरंभीममम्बरंवारसातलम् ।।6.8.8।।

Transliteration

asmin muhūrte gatvaiko nivartiṣyāmi vānarān |

praviṣṭān sāgaraṃ bhīmam ambaraṃ vā rasātalam ||6.8.8||

Translation

เดี๋ยวนี้เอง เราจะไปเพียงลำพังและกำราบวานรทั้งหลายให้สิ้น—แม้พวกมันจะลงสู่มหาสมุทรอันน่ากลัว ขึ้นสู่นภา หรือดำดิ่งสู่รสาตล (บาดาล) ก็ตาม

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; with मुहूर्ते

• मुहूर्ते: moment
• मुहूर्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• एकः: alone
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies implied subject 'I'

• निवर्तिष्यामि: I will turn back/stop
• निवर्तिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 1st person, Singular; Parasmaipada; causative sense here: 'turn back/stop'

• वानरान्: the Vanaras
• वानरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• प्रविष्टान्: who have entered
• प्रविष्टान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural; past participle (क्त) qualifying वानरान्

• सागरम्: ocean
• सागरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; one of the destinations entered

• भीमम्: terrible
• भीमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies सागरम्

• अम्बरम्: sky
• अम्बरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; alternative destination

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्प-निपात)

• रसातलम्: Rasatala (netherworld)
• रसातलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasā-tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; compound: rasā (रसाः) + tala (तल)

Context

"Furthermore, this assault by a Vanara on Lanka, to the royal residence, and to the prosperous Lord of Rakshasas is despising."

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Ocean (sāgara)
• Sky (ambara)
• Netherworld (rasātala)

FAQs

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

It cautions that unrestrained rage makes one overpromise and ignore consequences. Dharma emphasizes measured action guided by truth and justice, not impulsive threats.

What is the narrative situation?

In the aftermath of Hanumān’s raid, a rākṣasa boasts that he will pursue and destroy the vānaras anywhere in the cosmos.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implied virtue by contrast: steadiness and strategic restraint—qualities absent in the speaker’s impulsive bravado.