Shloka 13

Devanagari script

हतानांस्तनमानानांराक्षसानांचनिःस्वनः ।।।।शस्तानांवानराणांचसम्बभूवातिदारुणः ।

Transliteration

hatānāṃ stanamānānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca niḥsvanaḥ |

śastānāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca sambabhūvātidāruṇaḥ ||6.44.13||

Translation

随之响起极其惨烈的吼声：被杀的罗刹（rākṣasa）的哀号呻吟，以及同样受创的婆那罗（vānarā）的呼喊。

Word by Word

• हतानाम्: of the slain
• हतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + हत (कृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• स्तनमानानाम्: of those groaning
• स्तनमानानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तन् (धातु) + स्तनमान (कृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/आनच्), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• राक्षसानाम्: of Rakshasas
• राक्षसानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निःस्वनः: roar, sound
• निःस्वनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• शस्तानाम्: of the struck/wounded
• शस्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शस् (धातु) + शस्त (कृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• वानराणाम्: of Vanaras
• वानराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सम्बभूव: arose
• सम्बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular, Perfect)

• अतिदारुणः: exceedingly dreadful
• अतिदारुणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (अत्यन्तं दारुणः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Context

There from the battlefield arose the roaring sounds of wounded and appeased Rakshasas and Vanaras.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

The verse invites compassion and restraint: suffering is shared across sides, reminding that dharma-driven action must not become delight in others’ pain.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator reports the terrifying soundscape of the wounded and dying on both sides.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion) as an implied virtue: even amid necessary conflict, the righteous remain aware of the tragedy of harm.