Shloka 12

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

अहोभिर्दशभिर्ये च नागच्छन्ति ममाज्ञया।हन्तव्यास्ते दुरात्मानो राजशासनदूषकाः।।।।

Transliteration

ahobhir daśabhir ye ca nāgacchanti mamājñayā |

hantavyās te durātmāno rājaśāsanadūṣakāḥ ||

Translation

凡是不遵从我的命令在十天内赶到的——那些败坏王命的恶徒——都要处死。

Word by Word

• अहोभिः: by days
• अहोभिः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (plural)

• दशभिः: by ten
• दशभिः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्याविशेषण) नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगानुसार, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• आगच्छन्ति: (they) come
• आगच्छन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• आज्ञया: by (my) order
• आज्ञया: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• हन्तव्याः: to be killed
• हन्तव्याः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √हन् + तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दुरात्मानः: evil-minded ones
• दुरात्मानः: कर्ता (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि-भावार्थ (evil-natured persons)

• राजशासनदूषकाः: violators of the king's command
• राजशासनदूषकाः: कर्ता (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-शासन-दूषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः: राजशासनस्य दूषकाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Context

'Kill those evil-minded ones within ten days for disobeying the royal orders.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vānara (monkey forces)

FAQs

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

Accountability under rajadharma: a ruler’s command in a just cause must be upheld; deliberate disobedience is treated as a threat to order and the common good.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva sets a strict deadline for assembling the Vānara forces and declares punishment for noncompliance to ensure the mission is not delayed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resolve and administrative firmness—Sugrīva prioritizes the mission’s urgency over tolerance for negligence.