Shloka 11

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

स राक्षसगणैर्मुख्यैर्वृतोमन्दोदरीसुतः ।निर्ययौनगरावदीरःकृतान्तबलचोदितः ।।।।

Transliteration

sa rākṣasa-gaṇair mukhyair vṛto mandodarī-sutaḥ | niryayau nagarād vīraḥ kṛtānta-bala-coditaḥ ||6.91.11||

Translation

Der heldenhafte Sohn der Mandodarī, umringt von den vornehmsten Scharen der Rākṣasas, zog aus der Stadt hinaus, vorangetrieben von der zwingenden Macht des Schicksals.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• rākṣasa-gaṇaiḥ: by bands of Rakshasas
• rākṣasa-gaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; ‘by groups of Rakshasas’

• mukhyaiḥ: chief
• mukhyaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; adjective qualifying rākṣasa-gaṇaiḥ

• vṛtaḥ: surrounded
• vṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vṛ (धातु) )
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘surrounded’

• mandodarī-sutaḥ: son of Mandodari
• mandodarī-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mandodarī + suta (प्रातिपदिक + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘Mandodarī’s son’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• niryayau: went out
• niryayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘went out’

• nagarāt: from the city
• nagarāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ‘from the city’

• vīraḥ: hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• kṛtānta-bala-coditaḥ: impelled by destiny’s force
• kṛtānta-bala-coditaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtānta + bala + codita (प्रातिपदिक + प्रातिपदिक + कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √cud (धातु))
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative chain); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘codita’ = ‘impelled’; ‘impelled by the force of destiny’

Context

Heroic son of Mandodari, impelled by the force of destiny, departed from the city surrounded by Rakshasas.

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit (Mandodarī-suta, per given text)
• Mandodarī
• Laṅkā (implied by 'city')
• Kṛtānta (personified destiny/death)

FAQs

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

Actions generate consequences: the narrative frames the march to battle as propelled by destiny, reminding that adharma invites an inevitable reckoning, even for the heroic.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit departs the city with elite rākṣasa support, returning to the battlefield under the shadow of impending fate.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Martial heroism and resolve, tempered by the text’s emphasis on inevitable consequence (kṛtānta).