Shloka 35

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

विसर्जयित्वासचिवांस्ततस्तान्गतेषुरक्षस्सुयथानियोगम् ।व्यचारयद्वानरसागरौघंमहाझषःपूर्णमिवार्णवौघम् ।।6.59.35।।

Transliteration

visarjayitvā sacivāṃs tatas tān gateṣu rakṣaḥsu yathāniyogam | vyacārayad vānarasāgaraughaṃ mahājhaṣaḥ pūrṇam ivārṇavaugham ||6.59.35||

Translation

Bấy giờ, sau khi cho các đại thần lui, và khi bọn La-sát đã theo lệnh trở về vị trí, Rāvaṇa liền đi xuyên qua biển quân Vānara mênh mông—tựa cá lớn rẽ làn sóng đại dương đang dâng đầy.

Word by Word

• visarjayitvā: having dismissed/sent away
• visarjayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• sacivān: counsellors
• sacivān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saciva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; sacivān इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• gateṣu: when (they) had gone
• gateṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √gam)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• rakṣaḥsu: among the Rakshasas (when the Rakshasas had departed)
• rakṣaḥsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः

• yathā-niyogam: as instructed
• yathā-niyogam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + niyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; अर्थः: नियोगानुसारम् (according to instruction)

• vyacārayat: made (them) move about / deployed
• vyacārayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vānara-sāgara-ogham: the ocean-like host of Vanaras
• vānara-sāgara-ogham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः: वानराणां सागर इव ओघः (a flood/ocean of Vanaras)

• mahā-jhaṣaḥ: a huge fish
• mahā-jhaṣaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + jhaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• pūrṇam: full
• pūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; arṇava-ogham इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• arṇava-ogham: a surge/flood of the ocean
• arṇava-ogham: Upameya (उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमेय (thing compared)

Context

After the counsellors departed from there Ravana pierced through the ocean of Vanaras just as gigantic fish would pierce in the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasas
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

The verse indirectly highlights that power and prowess can be morally neutral; dharma depends on the purpose for which strength is used.

What is the narrative situation?

With defenses assigned, Rāvaṇa enters and presses into the Vānara host, described through a vivid ocean metaphor.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fearless martial energy and commanding presence (though aligned with an unrighteous cause).