Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 46, Shloka 30

षट्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः

Ravana Deploys Five Generals; Hanuman Destroys the Commanders and the Remaining Host

Devanagari script

स सालवृक्षमासाद्य तमुत्पाट्य च वानरः।।।।तावुभौ राक्षसौ वीरौ जघान पवनात्मजः।

Transliteration

sa sālavṛkṣam āsādya tam utpāṭya ca vānaraḥ | tāv ubhau rākṣasau vīrau jaghāna pavanātmajaḥ ||

Translation

تب پون آتماج (ہنومان) ایک شال کے درخت کے پاس گیا، اسے جڑ سے اکھاڑ لیا، اور اسی سے اُن دونوں بہادر راکشسوں کو مار گرایا۔

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sāla-vṛkṣam: a sāla tree
• sāla-vṛkṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāla (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘sāla’ + ‘tree’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āsādya: having reached/seized
• āsādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having reached/seized’

• tam: it
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to tree)

• utpāṭya: having uprooted
• utpāṭya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-pāṭ (पाट्/पट् धातु, causative sense ‘uproot’)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having uprooted’

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

• vānaraḥ: the vanara
• vānaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tau: those two
• tau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tau)

• rākṣasau: two rākṣasas
• rākṣasau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• vīrau: two heroes
• vīrau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• jaghāna: slew/struck down
• jaghāna: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pavana-ātmajaḥ: son of the Wind-god
• pavana-ātmajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavana (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘son of Wind’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Then the son of the Wind-god seized a sala tree uprooted it, lifted it and smashed the two giant generals with it.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān (Pavanātmaja)
• Virūpākṣa
• Yūpākṣa
• Śāla tree

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as decisive action in defense of a righteous task. Force is portrayed as legitimate when used to counter violent obstruction of a just cause.

What is the narrative situation?

After being attacked, Hanumān uproots a śāla tree and uses it as a weapon to kill Virūpākṣa and Yūpākṣa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resourcefulness and strength under pressure—Hanumān converts the environment into a means to complete his duty.