Shloka 5

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

सोऽहंरिपुविनाशायविजयायाविचारयन् ।स्वयमेवगमिष्यामिरणशीर्षंतदद्भुतम् ।।6.59.5।।

Transliteration

so 'haṃ ripuvināśāya vijayāyāvicārayan |

svayam eva gamiṣyāmi raṇaśīrṣaṃ tad adbhutam ||6.59.5||

Translation

So werde ich selbst, auf die Vernichtung des Feindes und den Sieg bedacht, ohne Zögern zu jenem wunderbaren Vorderfeld der Schlacht gehen.

Word by Word

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

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ripu-vināśāya: for the enemy’s destruction
• ripu-vināśāya: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu + vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘for the destruction of the enemy’

• vijayāya: for victory
• vijayāya: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• avicārayan: without considering
• avicārayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-car (धातु)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle) ‘not considering’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svayam: myself
• svayam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reflexive adverb): ‘oneself’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): emphasis ‘indeed/alone’

• gamiṣyāmi: I shall go
• gamiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• raṇa-śīrṣam: to the battle-front
• raṇa-śīrṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa + śīrṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘battle-front/foremost part of battle’

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of raṇa-śīrṣam

• adbhutam: wonderful/astonishing
• adbhutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of raṇa-śīrṣam

Context

"I shall go myself without thinking to that wonderful battle scene and put an end to the enemy and succeed."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• enemy (ripu; contextually Rāvaṇa and rākṣasa forces)
• battlefront (raṇaśīrṣa)

FAQs

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

Dharma as kingly responsibility: the leader does not remain behind when allies are suffering; he personally moves to the critical front to restore justice and protect his people.

What is the narrative situation?

Amid escalating losses, Rāma resolves to go himself to the decisive battlefront to end the enemy threat.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resolute leadership—readiness to bear the burden personally, not delegating danger when the cause is righteous.