Shloka 114

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तेषामशीतिसाहस्रं शूलमुद्गरपाणिनाम्।मया तस्मिन्वनोद्देशे परिघेण निषूदितम्।।।।

Transliteration

teṣām aśīti-sāhasraṃ śūla-mudgara-pāṇinām | mayā tasmin vanoddeśe parigheṇa niṣūditam ||

Translation

وہاں باغ کے اس حصے میں، میں نے ایک لوہے کی سلاخ کا استعمال کرتے ہوئے ان اسی ہزار راکشسوں کو ہلاک کر دیا جو ترشول اور گرز اٹھائے ہوئے تھے۔

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अशीतिसाहस्रम्: eighty thousand (troops)
• अशीतिसाहस्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; of निषूदितम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशीतिसाहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: अशीति (80) + साहस्र (thousand)

• शूलमुद्गरपाणिनाम्: of those bearing tridents and maces
• शूलमुद्गरपाणिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation; of the weapon-bearers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल-मुद्गर-पाणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व/समाहार-समास: शूल + मुद्गर (trident and mace) + पाणिन् (handed)

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent; instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; here qualifying वनोद्देशे

• वनोद्देशे: in the garden-area
• वनोद्देशे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनोद्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वन + उद्देश (region of the garden)

• परिघेण: with an iron bar
• परिघेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• निषूदितम्: slain/killed
• निषूदितम्: क्रिया (Predicate: 'was slain')
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-सूद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

Context

"I killed with an iron bar a battalion of eighty thousand demons who were guarding the garden with tridents and maces.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Aśoka-vana
• parigha (iron bar)

FAQs

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

The verse frames dharmic force as protective and mission-bound: Hanumān’s violence is not personal cruelty but a tactical strike against the machinery of adharma that sustains Sītā’s captivity.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa’s dispatched Kiṅkaras engage Hanumān in the grove; Hanumān defeats them in massive numbers using a parigha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Extraordinary strength combined with unwavering commitment to duty—Hanumān persists despite overwhelming enemy numbers.