Shloka 6

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

मत्कृतेविप्रयुक्तायेपुत्रैर्दारैश्चवानराः ।तान्प्रीतमनसःसर्वान्द्रष्टुमिच्छामिमानद ।।।।

Transliteration

matkṛte viprayuktā ye putrair dāraiś ca vānarāḥ | tān prīta-manasaḥ sarvān draṣṭum icchāmi mānada ||

Translation

O Spender der Ehre, ich wünsche all jene Vānaras zu sehen, die um meinetwillen von Söhnen und Gattinnen getrennt wurden—nun wiederhergestellt und frohen Herzens.

Word by Word

• मत्कृते: for my sake
• मत्कृते: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास: मत् + कृते; 'for my sake' (हेतु-अव्यय)

• विप्रयुक्ताः: separated
• विप्रयुक्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-pra-yuj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies ये/वानराः

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

• पुत्रैः: from sons
• पुत्रैः: Viyoga (वियोग/with whom separated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दारैः: from wives
• दारैः: Viyoga (वियोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (pluralia tantum), तृतीया, बहुवचन

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

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

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• प्रीतमनसः: with delighted minds
• प्रीतमनसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta + manas (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: प्रीतं मनः येषाम्; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifies तान्

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifies तान्

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive (भावे), 'to see'

• इच्छामि: I wish
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मानद: O giver of honor
• मानद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

Then greeting all the jewels among gods present there, accompanied by brother Lakshmana, Kakuthsa Rama ordered all Vanaras to go home and rest.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Indra
• Vānaras
• sons (putra)
• wives (dāra)

FAQs

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

Dharma is responsibility toward those harmed by one’s mission: Rāma recognizes the familial losses borne by allies and seeks their restoration and happiness.

What is the narrative situation?

After requesting resurrection, Rāma adds a humane aim: he wants the warriors reunited in spirit (and implicitly in life) and to witness their joy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Empathy and moral accountability—Rāma does not treat soldiers as expendable but as persons with families and feelings.