Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 87, Shloka 5

न्यग्रोध

प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana

Devanagari script

अदृश्टस्सर्वभूतानांततोभवतिराक्षसः ।निहन्तिसमरेशत्रून् बध्नाति च शरोत्तमैः ।।6.87.5।।

Transliteration

adṛṣṭaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṃ tato bhavati rākṣasaḥ | nihanti samare śatrūn badhnāti ca śarottamaiḥ || 6.87.5 ||

Translation

Daraufhin wird jener Rākṣasa für alle Wesen unsichtbar; im Kampf erschlägt er die Feinde und fesselt sie zudem mit vortrefflichen Pfeilen.

Word by Word

• अदृष्टः: unseen/invisible
• अदृष्टः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-दृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण (negative adjective)

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (sarva-bhūta = all beings)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: काल/क्रम (Temporal sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/कालवाचक (thereafter)

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• राक्षसः: the rākṣasa (demon)
• राक्षसः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• निहन्ति: kills/strikes down
• निहन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• बध्नाति: binds
• बध्नाति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शरोत्तमैः: with excellent arrows
• शरोत्तमैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); तत्पुरुष (uttama of arrows = best arrows)

Context

"O Lowly Rakshasa! This worry has come to you today. Entering the banyan tree is not possible for you today."

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit
• Rākṣasa
• Arrows (śara)

FAQs

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

Dharma must confront adharma’s reliance on concealment and coercion; invisibility symbolizes unethical advantage, opposed by truth-led vigilance.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa describes Indrajit’s battle-mode after rites: becoming unseen and incapacitating foes with superior missiles.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and preparedness in dharmic warfare—Lakṣmaṇa is urged to act with alertness against deceptive tactics.