Shloka 9

शार्दूलचरवृत्तान्तः

Saardula’s Spy-Report on Rama’s Camp and the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

परिणीयचसर्वत्रनीतोऽहंरामसंसदम् ।रुधिरादिग्धसर्वाङ्गोविह्वलश्चलितेन्द्रियः ।।6.30.9।।

Transliteration

pariṇīya ca sarvatra nīto ’haṃ rāma-saṃsadam |

rudhirādigdha-sarvāṅgo vihvalaś calitendriyaḥ ||6.30.9||

Translation

Nachdem ich überall herumgeführt worden war, wurde ich zu Ramas Versammlung gebracht – mein ganzer Körper mit Blut beschmiert, benommen und mit schwankenden Sinnen.

Word by Word

• परिणीय: having led about
• परिणीय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-नी (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); ‘having led/dragged’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; ‘and’

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘everywhere’

• नीतः: led
• नीतः: Karma (कर्म) (passive subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was led’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन; pronoun ‘I’

• रामसंसदम्: Rama's assembly
• रामसंसदम्: Karma (कर्म) (destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य संसद्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘to Rama’s assembly’

• रुधिरादिग्धसर्वाङ्गः: with all limbs smeared in blood
• रुधिरादिग्धसर्वाङ्गः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदिग्ध (आ-दि॒ह् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + सर्वाङ्ग (सर्व + अङ्ग)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘whose whole body is smeared with blood’

• विह्वलः: dazed
• विह्वलः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective of अहम्

• चलितेन्द्रियः: with unsteady senses
• चलितेन्द्रियः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चलित (चल् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘whose senses are disturbed’

Context

"With all my limbs wet with bleeding, control over senses lost, after parading, I was led to the assembly of Rama."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vānara army (implied by prior verse)

FAQs

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

It points to the dharmic ideal of adjudication: even an enemy captive is ultimately brought before legitimate authority (Rāma’s assembly) rather than being killed privately.

What is the narrative situation?

The captured spy, battered and bleeding, is taken through the camp and then presented before Rāma’s council.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Commitment to orderly governance—decisions about enemies are placed before leadership and counsel.