Shloka 7

इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्

Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras

Devanagari script

ततस्स्संञ्चोदयानोवैहरीन्रक्षोरणप्रियान् ।उवाचवचनंकालेकालज्ञोरक्षसांवरः ।।।।

Transliteration

tatas tu sañcodayāno vai harīn rakṣo-raṇa-priyān | uvāca vacanaṃ kāle kāla-jño rakṣasāṃ varaḥ ||6.90.7||

Translation

Darauf sprach Vibhīṣaṇa —der Beste unter den Rākṣasas und kundig des rechten Augenblicks— zur rechten Zeit Worte, um die Vānaras anzuspornen, die begierig waren, gegen die Rākṣasas zu kämpfen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: क्रम (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb ‘then/thereafter’)

• संञ्चोदयानः: encouraging
• संञ्चोदयानः: कर्ता (Agent as participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√चुद्/√चोद् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Present active participle ‘urging/encouraging’

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• हरीन्: the vanaras
• हरीन्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• रक्षः-रण-प्रियान्: fond of battle with rakshasas
• रक्षः-रण-प्रियान्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) + रण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रक्षसां रणं प्रियं येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural adjective qualifying हरीन्

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• वचनम्: words/speech
• वचनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• काले: at the time
• काले: अधिकरण (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• कालज्ञः: knower of the proper time
• कालज्ञः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कालस्य ज्ञः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular adjective

• रक्षसाम्: of the rakshasas
• रक्षसाम्: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समूहवाचक), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• वरः: the best/chief
• वरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Context

Then Vibheeshana, who is a knower of what is the right time to act spoke to Vanaras to embolden them who were eager to fight with Rakshasas.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Vānaras
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Dharma includes wise action at the right time (kāla-jñāna): righteous goals must be pursued with discernment, not mere impulse.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa prepares the Vānara forces psychologically by speaking at a decisive moment in the battle.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom in leadership—knowing when and how to motivate others.