Shloka 1

युद्धकाण्डे द्विनवतितमः सर्गः

Indrajit’s Fall, Rama’s Embrace, and Sushena’s Battlefield Healing

Devanagari script

रुधिरक्लिन्नगात्रस्तुलक्ष्मणःशुभलक्षणः ।बभूवहृष्टस्तंहत्वाशक्रजेतारमाहवे ।।।।

Transliteration

rudhiraklinnagātras tu lakṣmaṇaḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ |

babhūva hṛṣṭas taṃ hatvā śakrajetāram āhave ||

Translation

Lakṣmaṇa, von glückverheißenden Zeichen geziert, obgleich sein Leib vom Blut durchnässt war, wurde von Freude erfüllt, nachdem er im Kampf den Bezwinger Indras, Indrajit, erschlagen hatte.

Word by Word

• rudhira-klinna-gātraḥ: whose body was smeared with blood
• rudhira-klinna-gātraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudhira (प्रातिपदिक) + klinna (कृदन्त; √klid धातु) + gātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular; tatpuruṣa chain: 'with limbs wet with blood'

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) contrast/emphasis

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• śubha-lakṣaṇaḥ: of auspicious signs
• śubha-lakṣaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular; bahuvrīhi: 'he who has auspicious marks'

• babhūva: became/was
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• hṛṣṭaḥ: joyful
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √hṛṣ)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular; PPP used predicatively

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• hatvā: having slain
• hatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable

• śakra-jetāram: the conqueror of Indra
• śakra-jetāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + jetṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular; tatpuruṣa: 'conqueror of Śakra (Indra)'

• āhave: in battle
• āhave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, locative, singular

Context

Body having auspicious marks, smeared with blood, Lakshmana experienced the joy of having won Indra in battle.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit (Meghanāda)
• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

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

Dharma in warfare includes endurance and self-sacrifice: victory is meaningful when achieved despite wounds, for the protection of righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Immediately after Indrajit’s death, Lakṣmaṇa stands bloodied yet uplifted by the successful completion of his duty.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fortitude—Lakṣmaṇa’s capacity to act decisively even while physically suffering.