Shloka 91

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

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

Devanagari script

पितृमहात्म्यसंयोगात्मनश्चापितेजसा ।जानुभ्यानुपतद्भूमौनतुप्राणैर्व्ययुज्यत ।।6.59.91।।

Transliteration

pitṛ-mahātmya-saṃyogād ātmanaś cāpi tejasā |

jānubhyāṃ nyapatad bhūmau na tu prāṇair vyayujyata ||6.59.91||

Translation

Durch die Macht der Größe seines Vaters und durch sein eigenes inneres Leuchten fiel er auf die Knie zur Erde; doch vom Leben wurde er nicht getrennt.

Word by Word

• पितृ-महात्म्य-संयोगात्: due to the connection with (his) father's greatness
• पितृ-महात्म्य-संयोगात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + महात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास; पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause)

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/समुच्चयार्थ (particle: also/even)

• तेजसा: by (his) power
• तेजसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-भावः (instrumental: by/through)

• जानुभ्याम्: with (his) two knees
• जानुभ्याम्: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), द्विवचन

• उपतत्: fell down
• उपतत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• तु: but
• तु: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेष (particle: but/however)

• प्राणैः: from (his) life-breaths
• प्राणैः: Apadana (अपादान/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• व्ययुज्यत: was separated (ceased)
• व्ययुज्यत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + युज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; निषेधेन सह (न ... व्ययुज्यत)

Context

By virtue of his father's greatness and his own power, his life did not cease but he fell on the ground.

Characters & Entities

• Nīla

FAQs

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

It affirms that inherited virtue and personal tejas support dharmic resilience; lineage is meaningful when upheld by one’s own strength and conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Though felled by Rāvaṇa’s strike, Nīla does not die; he collapses but retains life.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resilience (dhairya) sustained by both ancestral merit and personal power.