Shloka 9

युद्धकाण्डे अष्टमः सर्गः — राक्षससभा-युद्धपरामर्शः

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Devanagari script

ततोऽब्रवीत्सुसङ्कृद्धोवज्रदंष्ट्रोमहाबलः ।प्रगृह्यपरिघंघोरंमांसशोणितरूषितम् ।।6.8.9।।

Transliteration

tato 'bravīt susaṅkṛddho vajradaṃṣṭro mahābalaḥ |

pragṛhya parighaṃ ghoraṃ māṃsaśoṇitarūṣitam ||6.8.9||

Translation

پھر مہابلی وَجرَدَنشٹر، جو غضب سے بھڑک اٹھا تھا، بولا—اور اس نے ایک ہولناک لوہے کا گرز تھام رکھا تھا جو گوشت اور خون سے لتھڑا ہوا تھا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: अनन्तरम् (then/thereafter)

• abravīt: spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• su-saṅkṛddhaḥ: highly enraged
• su-saṅkṛddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su- + saṅkṛddha (कृदन्त; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) from √krudh with saṃ-; पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (nom), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• vajra-daṃṣṭraḥ: Vajradaṃṣṭra (one with thunderbolt-like fangs)
• vajra-daṃṣṭraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + daṃṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) = वज्रवत् दंष्ट्रा यस्य; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mahā-balaḥ: mighty/very strong
• mahā-balaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive) = महत् बलम् यस्य; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• pragṛhya: having grasped
• pragṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = having seized; अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• parigham: iron bludgeon/bar
• parigham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parigha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (acc), एकवचन

• ghoram: dreadful
• ghoram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (parigham)

• māṃsa-śoṇita-rūṣitam: stained with flesh and blood
• māṃsa-śoṇita-rūṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + śoṇita (प्रातिपदिक) + rūṣita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (instrumental/associative sense) = मांसशोणितेन रूषितम् (stained with flesh and blood); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (parigham)

Context

At this very minute I will go alone into the terrific ocean, to the underworld or the upper world and on entering put an end to the monkey.

Characters & Entities

• Vajradaṃṣṭra
• Parigha (iron club)

FAQs

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

The imagery warns how anger readies one for brutality. Dharma stresses mastery over krodha (anger); otherwise strength becomes mere violence.

What is the narrative situation?

A named rākṣasa warrior rises in the council, visibly prepared for slaughter, signaling escalation toward battle.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negative emphasis: ferocity without moral discernment; true heroism in the Ramayana is strength governed by righteousness.