Shloka 83

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

हतमिन्द्रजितंदृष्टवाशयानं च रणक्षितौ ।राक्षसानांसहस्रेषु न कश्चित्प्रत्यदृश्यत ।।।।

Transliteration

hatam indrajitaṃ dṛṣṭvā śayānaṃ ca raṇakṣitau |

rākṣasānāṃ sahasreṣu na kaścit pratyadṛśyata ||

Translation

Voyant Indrajit abattu et gisant sur le sol du champ de bataille, pas un seul, parmi les milliers de Rākṣasas, ne demeurait visible en ce lieu.

Word by Word

• hatam: killed
• hatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: han (धातु) > hata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'indrajitam'

• indrajitam: Indrajit
• indrajitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrajit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) > dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), avyaya-like; 'having seen'

• śayānam: lying
• śayānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śī (धातु) > śayāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ/शानच्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'indrajitam'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)

• raṇakṣitau: on the battlefield ground
• raṇakṣitau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa + kṣiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष): raṇa-kṣiti = 'battlefield-ground'; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग) (kṣiti), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• rākṣasānām: of the Rakshasas
• rākṣasānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sahasreṣu: among thousands
• sahasreṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• kaścit: anyone
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine (contextual), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• pratyadṛśyata: was seen / appeared
• pratyadṛśyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive-like sense 'was seen/appeared'

Context

Indrajith was lying, having fallen on the ground, and not even one of the thousands of Rakshasas was present there to see.

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit (Meghanāda)
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

The verse warns against alliances founded on fear or opportunism; without dharma, loyalty dissolves instantly when fortune turns.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit’s body lies on the battlefield, while the Rākṣasa forces have fled so completely that none remain nearby.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, fidelity and courage—virtues absent in the fleeing host, thereby contrasting dharmic steadfastness with adharma’s collapse.