Shloka 92

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

पादपानवभञ्जन्तो विकर्षन्त स्तथा लताः ।विधमन्तो गिरिवरान्प्रययुः प्लवगर्षभाः ।।।।

Transliteration

pādapān avabhañjanto vikarṣantas tathā latāḥ |

vidhamanto girivarān prayayuḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ ||

Translation

Những bậc vương giả trong loài nhảy vọt ấy tiến bước—bẻ gãy cây cối, giật đứt dây leo, và khi đi còn va đập cả những ngọn núi hùng vĩ.

Word by Word

• pādapān: trees
• pādapān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• avabhañjantaḥ: breaking down
• avabhañjantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√bhañj (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle)

• vikarṣantaḥ: dragging, pulling out
• vikarṣantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√kṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• latāḥ: creepers
• latāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: latā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vidhamantaḥ: shaking, battering
• vidhamantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dham (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle: 'shaking/assailing')

• girivarān: great mountains
• girivarān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girivara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (varaḥ giriḥ)

• prayayuḥ: went forth
• prayayuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• plavaga-ṛṣabhāḥ: bulls among monkeys (best monkeys)
• plavaga-ṛṣabhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavaga (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः तत्पुरुष (plavagānām ṛṣabhāḥ: best among monkeys)

Context

The vanaras (who are best among leaping animals) went smashing the trees, pulling out the creepers and purposefully destroying the mountains (on their way).

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Mountains

FAQs

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

Dharma requires power to be governed by purpose; destruction without necessity becomes adharma, even for the strong.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānaras, overflowing with energy, surge forward and leave a trail of damage through forests and rocky terrain.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The needed virtue is discipline (vinaya/dama): strength should be directed, not merely displayed.