Shloka 24

Devanagari script

वृतःकोटिसहस्रेणहरीणांसमुपस्थितः ।एषैवाशंसतेलङ्कांस्वेनानीकेनमर्दितुम् ।।।।

Transliteration

vṛtaḥ koṭi-sahasreṇa harīṇāṃ samupasthitaḥ |

eṣaivāśaṃsate laṅkāṃ svenānīkena marditum ||6.27.24||

Translation

他被千亿（万万）毗那罗环绕侍从，确实立志要以自己的军阵摧破楞迦。

Word by Word

• vṛtaḥ: surrounded
• vṛtaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vṛ (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• koṭi-sahasreṇa: by a thousand crores
• koṭi-sahasreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (measure/number expression); तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• harīṇām: of monkeys
• harīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• samupasthitaḥ: present/arrived
• samupasthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-upa-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

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

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• āśaṃsate: intends/hopes
• āśaṃsate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• laṅkām: Lanka
• laṅkām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• svena: with his own
• svena: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with ānīkena)

• ānīkena: by (his) army
• ānīkena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• marditum: to crush
• marditum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mṛd (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), अव्ययवत्

Context

"He is surrounded with thousand crores of his Vanara force and with his own force he intends to crush Lanka."

Characters & Entities

• Laṅkā
• harī (Vānara host)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is the consequence of adharmic rule: when a kingdom persists in wrongdoing, righteous forces assemble to restrain and subdue it; the verse frames that inevitability through sheer scale and intent.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker highlights the immense size of a Vānara contingent and their clear military objective against Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resolve and organized leadership: the commander’s intent is backed by a vast, structured force.