Shloka 61

प्रहस्तवधः

The Slaying of Prahasta

Devanagari script

ततस्तुनीलोविजयीमहाबलःप्रशस्यमानःसुकृतेनकर्मणा ।समेत्यरामेणसलक्ष्मणेनप्रहृष्टरूपस्तुबभूवयूथपः ।।।।

Transliteration

tatas tu nīlo vijayī mahābalaḥ praśasyamānaḥ sukṛtena karmaṇā | sametya rāmeṇa sa-lakṣmaṇena prahṛṣṭa-rūpas tu babhūva yūthapaḥ ||

Translation

Daraufhin trat Nīla, siegreich und von großer Kraft, zu Rāma zusammen mit Lakṣmaṇa. Für seine wohlvollbrachte Tat gepriesen, erschien der Truppführer in freudigem Glanz.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): emphasis/contrast ‘indeed/but’

• nīlaḥ: Nīla
• nīlaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case nominative), एकवचन

• vijayī: victorious
• vijayī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijayin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of nīlaḥ

• mahābalaḥ: of great strength
• mahābalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: ‘great-strength’

• praśasyamānaḥ: being praised
• praśasyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being praised’

• sukṛtena: by the good deed
• sukṛtena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘well-done deed/merit’

• karmaṇā: by (his) act
• karmaṇā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sametya: having met
• sametya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-i (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having met/approached’

• rāmeṇa: with Rāma
• rāmeṇa: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sa-lakṣmaṇena: together with Lakṣmaṇa
• sa-lakṣmaṇena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव: ‘together-with-Lakṣmaṇa’

• prahṛṣṭa-rūpaḥ: with a delighted look
• prahṛṣṭa-rūpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘having a delighted appearance’; प्रहृष्ट = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• babhūva: became/was
• babhūva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yūthapaḥ: troop-leader
• yūthapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yūthapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to nīlaḥ

Context

Then Neela who was endowed with great strength met Rama and Lakshmana and was praised for his victory and the troops remained very rejoiced.৷৷ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেঅষ্টপঞ্চাশস্সর্গঃ ৷৷This is the end of the fifty eighth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Nīla
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Righteous leadership acknowledges merit: praise is offered for a deed done in service of Dharma, strengthening morale and unity.

What is the narrative situation?

After defeating Prahastha, Nīla reports back and meets Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa; he is commended for his victory.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Nīla’s loyalty and effective service (sevā) to the dharmic cause, and Rāma’s fairness in honoring accomplishment.