Shloka 125

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धः सहस्राक्षः पर्वतानां शतक्रतुः।पक्षान् चिच्छेद वज्रेण तत्र तत्र सहस्रशः।।।।

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddhaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ parvatānāṃ śatakratuḥ | pakṣān ciccheda vajreṇa tatra tatra sahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

Bấy giờ, ngàn mắt Đế Thích—Śatakratu—nổi giận, liền dùng kim cang chử cắt đứt đôi cánh của các núi, nơi này nơi kia, muôn lần không kể xiết.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर (then)

• क्रुद्धः: angered
• क्रुद्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सहस्राक्षः: Indra (thousand-eyed)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक); सहस्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (one whose eyes are a thousand); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पर्वतानाम्: of the mountains
• पर्वतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• शतक्रतुः: Śatakratu (Indra)
• शतक्रतुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक); शतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (one whose rites are a hundred); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सहस्राक्षस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• पक्षान्: wings
• पक्षान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• चिच्छेद: cut off
• चिच्छेद: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वज्रेण: with the thunderbolt
• वज्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• तत्र: here and there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense: here and there)

• सहस्रशः: in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Prakara (प्रकार/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशः (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (distributive adverb: by thousands)

Context

"Provoked at this, the thousand-eyed Indra who had performed a hundred sacrifices cut off the wings of mountains into a thousands pieces with his thunderbolt.

Characters & Entities

• Maināka
• Hanumān
• Indra (Sahasrākṣa, Śatakratu)
• Vajra (thunderbolt)
• mountains (parvatāḥ)

FAQs

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

Governance for stability: when the world is endangered, authority acts to restore order—ideally to protect the many (loka-saṅgraha).

What is the narrative situation?

Maināka recounts Indra’s intervention: he removes the mountains’ wings with the vajra to end the threat their movement posed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indra’s role as cosmic regulator—decisive action taken to preserve the safety of gods and beings.