Shloka 74

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तःसतुतारेयोरामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ।जगामाकाशामाविश्यमूर्तिमानिवहव्यवाट् ।।6.41.74।।

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ sa tu tāreyo rāmeṇākliṣṭa-karmaṇā | jagāmākāśam āviśya mūrtimān iva havyavāṭ ||6.41.74||

Translation

So angesprochen von Rama, dessen Taten unermüdlich sind, stieg Taras Sohn in den Himmel empor und zog davon, strahlend wie verkörpertes Feuer.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed
• uktaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेष (but/indeed)

• tāreyaḥ: Tara's son (Angada)
• tāreyaḥ: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāreya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तारा-अपत्य (son of Tārā)

• rāmeṇa: by Rama
• rāmeṇa: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• akliṣṭa-karmaṇā: unwearied in action
• akliṣṭa-karmaṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kliṣṭa (कृदन्त; kliś (क्लिश्) धातु) + karman (कर्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: अक्लिष्टं कर्म यस्य सः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रामस्य विशेषण

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ākāśam: the sky
• ākāśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āviśya: entering
• āviśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-viś (आ-विश् धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund), अर्थः—प्रविश्य (having entered)

• mūrtimān: embodied
• mūrtimān: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūrti-mat (मूर्तिमत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्यय (possessive)

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/ तुलना)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle: like/as)

• havyavāṭ: fire
• havyavāṭ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havyavāṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अग्निवाचक (fire)

Context

Rama having spoken that way, Tara's son, Angada, who was like fire god, who was unwearied in action flew to the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Angada
• Tara
• fire (havyavāṭ)

FAQs

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

Dharma as faithful service: a messenger carries out the righteous leader’s command promptly and fearlessly.

What is the narrative situation?

After receiving Rama’s message, Angada flies toward Lanka to deliver it to Ravana.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Angada’s zeal and courage—swift execution of duty, likened to blazing fire.