Shloka 7

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

त्वयिचानागतेपूर्वमितिमेनिश्चितामतिः ।जानतश्चापितेवीर्यंमहेन्द्रवरुणोसम ।।6.41.6।।हत्वाऽहंरावणंयुद्धेसपुत्रबलवाहनम् ।अभिषिच्यचलङ्कायांविभीषणमथापिच ।।6.41.7।।भरतेराज्यमावेश्यत्यक्ष्येदेहंमहाबल ।

Transliteration

hatvā 'haṃ rāvaṇaṃ yuddhe saputrabalavāhanam |

abhiṣicya ca laṅkāyāṃ vibhīṣaṇam athāpi ca ||6.41.7||

bharate rājyam āveśya tyakṣye dehaṃ mahābala ||

Translation

Nachdem ich Rāvaṇa im Kampf erschlagen habe—mitsamt seinen Söhnen, seinen Heeren und seinen Wagen—und Vibhīṣaṇa in Laṅkā geweiht und eingesetzt habe, werde ich das Reich Bharata zurückgeben; dann, o Gewaltiger, werde ich diesen Leib verlassen.

Word by Word

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √han (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), ‘having slain’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• rāvaṇam: Ravana
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• yuddhe: in battle
• yuddhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• sa-putra-bala-vāhanam: together with his sons, army, and vehicles
• sa-putra-bala-vāhanam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + putra + bala + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुषः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘स’ उपपदपूर्वक) ‘पुत्रैः बलैः वाहनैः सह’ (together with sons, forces, and vehicles); पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम् — रावणस्य विशेषणम्

• abhiṣicya: having crowned
• abhiṣicya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त/क्त्वान्त (gerund), ‘having anointed/coronated’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• laṅkāyām: in Lanka
• laṅkāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• vibhīṣaṇam: Vibhishana
• vibhīṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-निपातः

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपातः (also/even)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

Context

"Mighty Sugriva! You resemble Indra and Varuna in might. Your valour is known to me. I have decided in my mind to kill the sons of Ravana and his relatives in battle, coronate Vibheeshana in Lanka, and hand over the kingdom to Bharata and give up my body."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Laṅkā
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Rāma’s satya and rājadharma: he fights to restore lawful order (installing a righteous ruler) and to honor legitimacy (returning the kingdom to Bharata), not for personal gain.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma states his intended sequence of actions: defeat Rāvaṇa, crown Vibhīṣaṇa in Laṅkā, restore Ayodhyā’s rule to Bharata, and then renounce life—expressing duty-centered purpose.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unwavering truthfulness and selflessness: Rāma frames victory as service to dharma and rightful governance, not as an expansion of his own power.