Shloka 13

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

समुत्तिष्ठन्तुतेसर्वेहतायेयुधिराक्षसैः ।ऋक्षाश्चसहगोपुच्छैर्निकृत्ताननबाहवः ।।।।

Transliteration

samuttiṣṭhantu te sarve hatā ye yudhi rākṣasaiḥ | ṛkṣāś ca saha gopucchaiḥ nikṛttānana-bāhavaḥ ||

Translation

Mögen alle, die im Kampf von den Rākṣasas erschlagen wurden, wieder aufstehen—die langschwänzigen Vānaras und auch die Bären—obgleich ihnen Antlitz und Arme abgehauen waren.

Word by Word

• समुत्तिष्ठन्तु: let (them) rise up
• समुत्तिष्ठन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies te

• हताः: killed
• हताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: han (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies te/ye

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• राक्षसैः: by the Rakshasas
• राक्षसैः: Karana (करण/instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ऋक्षाः: bears
• ऋक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• सहगोपुच्छैः: together with long tails
• सहगोपुच्छैः: Sahartha (सहार्थ/association)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha + go-puccha (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: सह + गोपुच्छ; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; 'together with long tails' (associative instrumental)

• निकृत्ताननबाहवः: whose faces and arms were cut off
• निकृत्ताननबाहवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-kṛt (धातु) + ānana + bāhu (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: निकृत्ते आनने बाहू च येषाम्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies ṛkṣāḥ/te

Context

"Let those long tailed Vanaras and Bears killed by Rakshasas, whose heads and arms had been severed, duly rise to life."

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Vānaras
• Ṛkṣas (bears)

FAQs

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

Protection of the righteous community: those who sacrificed for a dharmic cause are restored, showing that dharma ultimately safeguards its supporters.

What is the narrative situation?

Indra begins granting the boon: the fallen Vānara and bear warriors are commanded to rise.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion) allied with justice: the divine response honors sacrifice and relieves suffering.