Shloka 47

लङ्काप्राकारारोहणम् / Assault on Lanka’s Ramparts and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

ससम्प्रहारस्तुमुलोमांसशोणितकर्दमः ।रक्षसांवानराणांचसम्बभूवाद्भुतोपमाः।।।।

Transliteration

sa samprahāras tumulo māṃsa-śoṇita-kardamaḥ |

rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca sambabhūvādbhuto-pamaḥ ||

Translation

راکشسوں اور وानروں کی وہ گھمسان کی ٹکر ایسی ہولناک ہنگامہ خیز بن گئی، گویا گوشت اور خون کی کیچڑ ہو—دیکھنے میں دہشت ناک اور شدت میں حیرت انگیز۔

Word by Word

• saḥ: that
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• samprahāraḥ: clash; melee
• samprahāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to saḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samprahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tumulaḥ: tumultuous
• tumulaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tumula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies samprahāraḥ

• māṃsa-śoṇita-kardamaḥ: a mire of flesh and blood
• māṃsa-śoṇita-kardamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; descriptive apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa + śoṇita + kardama (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘māṃsena śoṇitena ca kardamaḥ’ = mire of flesh and blood

• rakṣasām: of Rakshasas
• rakṣasām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• vānarāṇām: of Vanaras
• vānarāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samucchaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• sambabhūva: came to be
• sambabhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु) with sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (perfect), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• adbhutopamaḥ: wonderful to behold
• adbhutopamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta + upama (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘adbhutā upamā yasya’/‘adbhuta-upama’ = of wondrous likeness

Context

Thinking of Vaidehi again and again, who is pained, Rama ordered the Vanaras to kill the enemies immediately.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

The verse underscores the heavy cost of war; even when a cause is righteous, violence produces suffering. Dharmic reflection includes acknowledging consequences and restraining war to necessity.

What is the narrative situation?

The fighting escalates into brutal hand-to-hand conflict, described as a chaotic, blood-soaked melee between Vānaras and Rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance under extreme conditions—combatants persist amid overwhelming terror and injury, highlighting the grim steadfastness of wartime duty.