Shloka 5

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

ममहेतोःपराक्रान्तायेगतायमसादनम् ।तेसर्वेजीवितंप्राप्यसमुततिष्ठन्तुवानराः ।।।।

Transliteration

mama hetoḥ parākrāntā ye gatā yamasādanam | te sarve jīvitaṃ prāpya samuttiṣṭhantu vānarāḥ ||

Translation

Jene Vānaras, die um meinetwillen heldenhaft kämpften und in Yamas Wohnstatt gingen—mögen sie alle das Leben wiedererlangen und sich erneut erheben.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• हेतोः: for the sake (of)
• हेतोः: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'for the sake of' sense

• पराक्रान्ताः: who fought valiantly
• पराक्रान्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā-kram (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies ये/वानराः

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

• गताः: gone, reached
• गताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यमसादनम्: abode of Yama
• यमसादनम्: Karma (कर्म/destination as object of 'gone')
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama + sādana (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यमस्य सादनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• 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 ते

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karma (कर्म/object of प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावकृदन्त (gerund/त्वान्त-समकक्ष), 'having obtained'

• समुत्तिष्ठन्तु: let them rise up
• समुत्तिष्ठन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive command), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• वानराः: monkeys, Vanaras
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

The thousand eyed Indra, having spoken in that way to Rama and Saumithri, delighted, they returned to heaven in an aerial car with Suras.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Indra
• Vānaras
• Yama

FAQs

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

Dharma as gratitude and protection of dependents: a righteous leader repays sacrifice and seeks the welfare of allies rather than personal reward.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma asks Indra for a boon: the fallen Vānara warriors who died fighting for him should be restored to life.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṛtajñatā (thankfulness) and karuṇā (compassion), expressed through Rāma’s concern for those who served his cause.