Shloka 47

Devanagari script

एनंशतसहस्राणिसप्ततिःपर्युपासते ।एषैवाशंसतेलङ्कांस्वेनानीकेनमर्दितुम् ।।।।

Transliteration

enaṁ śata-sahasrāṇi saptatiḥ paryupāsate |

eṣa evāśaṁsate laṅkāṁ svenānīkena marditum ||6.26.47||

Translation

有七十个十万之众侍从于他；他甚至自信凭自己的军势便能碾碎楞迦(Laṅkā)。

Word by Word

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of पर्युपासते)

• शतसहस्राणि: hundred-thousands
• शतसहस्राणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of पर्युपासते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्या-समूह

• सप्ततिः: seventy
• सप्ततिः: Visheshana (विशेषण/number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्या (seventy)

• पर्युपासते: attend upon/stand by
• पर्युपासते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उप-√आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• एषः: he
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (of आशंसते)

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• आशंसते: hopes/aims
• आशंसते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘hopes/aims’

• लङ्काम्: Lanka
• लङ्काम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of मर्दितुम्)

• स्वेन: with his own
• स्वेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (of अनीकेन)

• अनीकेन: army/force
• अनीकेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (means)

• मर्दितुम्: to crush
• मर्दितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Infinitive purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृद्/√मर्द् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); प्रयोजन (to crush)

Context

"He has seventy lakhs under his command. Single handed with army force is aspiring to crush Lanka."

Characters & Entities

• Gavaya
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

The verse implicitly contrasts rightful confidence with overconfidence: dharma favors measured truthfulness (satya) about one’s capacity, not boastful self-reliance that ignores limits.

What is the narrative situation?

Sāraṇa reports the scale of Gavaya’s following and his aggressive intent toward Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination and command—many ‘attend upon’ him—though the claim to crush Laṅkā alone also signals potential arrogance.