Shloka 20

वानर-ऋक्ष-सेना-प्रशंसा

Cataloguing the Vanara and Bear Forces

Devanagari script

यस्यविक्रममाणस्यशक्रस्येवपराक्रमः ।एषगन्धर्वकन्यायामुत्पन्नःकृष्णवर्त्मनः ।।।।तदादेवासुरेयुद्धेसाह्यार्थंत्रिदिवौकसाम्

Transliteration

yasya vikramamāṇasya śakrasyeva parākramaḥ |

eṣa gandharva-kanyāyām utpannaḥ kṛṣṇa-vartmanaḥ ||6.27.20||

tadā devāsure yuddhe sāhyārthaṃ tridivaukasām

Translation

Khi tiến lên thi triển dũng lực, uy mãnh của vị ấy chẳng khác gì Śakra (Đế Thích). Vị ấy sinh từ một tiên nữ Gandharva, do Kṛṣṇavartman mà có; thuở chiến tranh giữa chư thiên và A-tu-la, vị ấy xuất hiện để trợ giúp các cư dân cõi trời.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose/of whom
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Pronoun)

• vikramamāṇasya: of (him) exerting prowess
• vikramamāṇasya: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√kram (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• śakrasyā: of Indra
• śakrasyā: Upamāna-sambandha (उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• parākramaḥ: valour, prowess
• parākramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parākrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• gandharva-kanyāyām: in a Gandharva maiden
• gandharva-kanyāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative: 'of Gandharvas' + 'maiden'); सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• utpannaḥ: born/produced
• utpannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ut√pad (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/कर्मणि (Past passive participle, क्त), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• kṛṣṇa-vartmanaḥ: from the dark-tracked one (i.e., Agni/Fire, as per tradition)
• kṛṣṇa-vartmanaḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vartman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'black/dark' + 'path/track'); षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (vartman)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• deva-asure: (between) gods and demons
• deva-asure: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (copulative: gods and demons) used adjectivally; सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as qualifier of yuddhe)

• yuddhe: in the war
• yuddhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• sāhya-artham: for the purpose of help
• sāhya-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (purpose: 'for assistance'); द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• tridiva-okasām: of the denizens of heaven (gods)
• tridiva-okasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridiva (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (locative-dweller sense: 'dwelling in heaven'); षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

Context

"His valour is equal to that of Indra. He is born to Gandharva, a maiden of the god of fire. He was created for the sake of assisting gods in the war between gods and demons."

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Tridiva (heaven)

FAQs

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

Assisting the righteous side to restore cosmic order is presented as dharmic purpose: the warrior’s very origin is tied to protecting the devas in a crisis.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker identifies another Vānara leader by praising his Indra-like valor and giving a mythic origin-story that legitimizes his role in great wars.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Parākrama (heroic prowess) directed toward protection—strength aligned with a larger moral order rather than mere aggression.