Shloka 145

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

प्रविष्टेरजनीचरेन्द्रेमहाबलेदाववदेवशत्रौ ।हरीन् विशल्यान् सहलक्ष्मणेनचकाररामःपरमाहवाग्रे ।।6.59.145।।

Transliteration

praviṣṭe rajanīcarendre mahābale dānavadevaśatrau |

harīn viśalyān saha lakṣmaṇena cakāra rāmaḥ paramāhavāgre ||6.59.145||

Translation

ولمّا دخلَ (لَنْكا) سيّدُ سُكّان الليلِ الجبّار — عدوُّ الدانَفَةِ والديڤا — قام راما، ومعه لاكشمانا، في مقدّمةِ المعركةِ العظمى، فنزع السهامَ عن القِرَدةِ وجعلهم بلا نِصالٍ في أجسادهم.

Word by Word

• praviṣṭe: when (he) had entered
• praviṣṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praviṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; pra+√viś)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; 'when/while (he) had entered'

• rajanīcarendre: in the king of night-rangers
• rajanīcarendre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajanīcara+indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रजनीचराणाम् इन्द्रः)

• mahābale: (who was) very mighty
• mahābale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā+bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (महद् बलं यस्य)

• dānava-deva-śatrau: (who was) enemy of Danavas and Devas
• dānava-deva-śatrau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava+deva+śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्; द्वन्द्वपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषभावः: दानवाश्च देवाश्च तेषां शत्रुः; समस्तपदम् विशेषणवत्

• harīn: the monkeys
• harīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• viśalyān: free of darts
• viśalyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (without arrow-heads/with darts removed)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सहार्थक-उपपद (with)

• lakṣmaṇena: with Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, एकवचनम्

• cakāra: made, rendered
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• parama-āhava-agre: in the foremost part of the battle
• parama-āhava-agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama+āhava+agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (आहवस्य अग्रे; परमे)

Context

After the king of prowlers, the enemy of Danavas and Devas entered Lanka, Rama and Lakshmana also drew out the arrows from monkeys in the forefront of the battlefield and went.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāvaṇa
• Dānavas
• Devas
• Vānara (monkeys)
• Laṅkā

FAQs

What dharma is illustrated by Rāma removing arrows from the Vānara warriors in the battlefront?

It reflects rājadharma and kṣātra-dharma grounded in compassion: a leader does not treat allies as expendable, but personally safeguards and restores them, even amid danger.

How does this verse relate to Satya (truthfulness) in the Ramayana’s ethical frame?

Satya here is expressed as fidelity to one’s commitment: Rāma’s truthful resolve to protect those who took refuge in his cause is shown through concrete action—relieving the wounded and sustaining the righteous campaign.