Shloka 37

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मणेन्द्रजितौवीरौमहाबलशरासनौ ।।।।अन्योन्यंजघ्नतुर्बाणैर्विशिखैर्मीविक्रमौ ।

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇendrajitau vīrau mahābalaśarāsanau | anyonyaṁ jaghnatur bāṇair viśikhair bhīmavikramau ||

Translation

Lakṣmaṇa und Indrajit, beide Helden von gewaltiger Kraft, mit mächtigen Bögen und furchterregender Tapferkeit, trafen einander mit scharfen Pfeilen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (काल/क्रमसूचक adverb)

• शोणित-दिग्ध-अङ्गौ: with limbs smeared with blood
• शोणित-दिग्ध-अङ्गौ: Karta-guṇa (कर्तृगुण/Subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoṇita (प्रातिपदिक) + digdha (√dih धातु, क्त) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (instrumental/means implied: ‘smeared with blood’), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual; agrees with तौ

• लक्ष्मण-इन्द्रजितौ: Lakshmana and Indrajit
• लक्ष्मण-इन्द्रजितौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + indrajit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun/adjective, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual; agrees with तौ

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual

• रेजतुः: shone
• रेजतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rāj (राज् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual

• वीरौ: two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual; apposition to तौ

• पुष्पितौ: in bloom
• पुष्पितौ: Upamāna-guṇa (उपमानगुण/Attribute of comparison)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpita (√puṣp धातु, क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual; agrees with किंशुकौ

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (उपमा-निपात)

• किंशुकौ: two kimsuka trees
• किंशुकौ: Upamāna (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃśuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual

Context

Both heroes of extraordinary might and equipped with huge arms, endowed with terrific valour, Lakshmana and Indrajith struck one another with sharp arrows.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit
• bows
• arrows

FAQs

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

It depicts the impartial intensity of battlefield duty: when dharma demands resistance to adharma, confrontation can be direct and reciprocal.

What is the narrative situation?

The duel escalates into a close exchange, each warrior repeatedly striking the other with sharp arrows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Heroic resolve and endurance in combat—both maintain relentless engagement.