Shloka 33

प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्

Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host

Devanagari script

सागरप्रतिमौघेनवृतस्तेनबलेनसः ।।।।प्रहस्तोनिर्ययौक्रुद्धःकालान्तकयमोपमः ।

Transliteration

sāgara-pratima-oghena vṛtas tena balena saḥ |

prahasto niryayau kruddhaḥ kālāntaka-yama-upamaḥ ||6.57.33||

Translation

被那如海潮奔涌的军众环绕，普罗诃斯塔含怒而出，宛如劫时之迦罗、终灭之安陀迦与阎摩，显现其致命威相。

Word by Word

• सागरप्रतिमौघेन: with a flood-like force like the ocean
• सागरप्रतिमौघेन: करण (instrument/accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सागर-प्रतिम-ओघ (प्रातिपदिक; सागरः+प्रतिमः+ओघः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; उपमानार्थ-तत्पुरुष: 'सागरप्रतिमः ओघः' (a flood like the ocean)

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: by/with that
• तेन: करण/सहकारक
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (by/with that)

• बलेन: army
• बलेन: करण/सहकारक
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रहस्तः: Prahasta
• प्रहस्तः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहस्त (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निर्ययौ: went out
• निर्ययौ: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• क्रुद्धः: enraged
• क्रुद्धः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• कालान्तकयमोपमः: like Kāla, Antaka, and Yama
• कालान्तकयमोपमः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल-अन्तक-यम-उपम (प्रातिपदिक; कालः+अन्तकः+यमः+उपमः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (काल+अन्तक+यम) इति द्वन्द्व-समाहारस्य उपमः: 'कालान्तकयमैः उपमः'

Context

Prahastha emerged in rage surrounded by his forces which was like an ocean that resembled Kala (time spirit), Anthaka (death) and Yama (God of death).

Characters & Entities

• Prahastha
• army (bala)
• Kāla

FAQs

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

Wrath (krodha) is portrayed as a destructive force allied with death-imagery. The dharmic lesson consistent with the Ramayana is that anger clouds discernment and pushes action away from satya, making even strength become ruinous.

What is the narrative situation?

Prahastha advances, enraged, with a massive force likened to an ocean, and is compared to personifications of death and time.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a dominant trait: wrathful ferocity and terrifying presence.