Shloka 11

Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva

Angada’s Counterstrike

Devanagari script

जाम्बवन्तंत्रिभिर्बाणैराजघानस्तनान्तरे ।।।।ऋक्षराजंगवाक्षं च जघानबहुभिश्शरैः ।

Transliteration

jāmbavantaṃ tribhir bāṇair ājaghāna stanāntare |

ṛkṣarājaṃ gavākṣaṃ ca jaghāna bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

他以三箭贯穿阇摩婆梵的胸膛，又以密集箭雨击中熊王以及伽瓦克沙。

Word by Word

• जाम्बवन्तम्: Jāmbavān
• जाम्बवन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• बाणैः: with arrows/shafts
• बाणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• आजघान: struck/smote
• आजघान: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ-

• स्तनान्तरे: in the chest/between the breasts
• स्तनान्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्तनयोः अन्तरम्)

• ऋक्षराजम्: the king of bears
• ऋक्षराजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष-राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ऋक्षाणां राजा)

• गवाक्षम्: Gavākṣa
• गवाक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गवाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• जघान: struck/slew
• जघान: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; परिमाणविशेषण

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

Context

Seeing Gavaksha and Jambavantha afflicted by shafts, deluded with anger, Angada took hold of a dreadful iron bar.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāpārśva
• Jāmbavān
• Gavākṣa
• Ṛkṣarāja (bear-king)

FAQs

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

Dharma is tested in crisis: when the righteous side suffers injury, the duty shifts toward protection of companions and restoration of justice, not revenge for its own sake.

What is the narrative situation?

Mahāpārśva wounds Jāmbavān and attacks Gavākṣa amid the battlefield chaos.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and steadfastness of Rama’s allies is foregrounded—Jāmbavān and the Vānara leaders endure harm while remaining in the righteous cause.