Shloka 10

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

अकालेचापिपुष्पाणिमूलानि च फलानि च ।नद्यश्चविमलास्तत्रतिष्ठेयुर्यत्रवानराः ।।।।

Transliteration

akāle cāpi puṣpāṇi mūlāni ca phalāni ca | nadyaś ca vimalās tatra tiṣṭheyuḥ yatra vānarāḥ ||

Translation

Bahkan di luar musim pun, semoga ada bunga, umbi-umbian, dan buah-buahan; dan semoga sungai-sungai yang jernih mengalir di tempat para Vānara berdiam.

Word by Word

• अकाले: out of season
• अकाले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-तत्पुरुष: अकाल (not the season); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karta (कर्ता/subject of tiṣṭheyuḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मूलानि: roots
• मूलानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• विमलाः: clear, pure
• विमलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies नद्यः

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• तिष्ठेयुः: would remain/be present
• तिष्ठेयुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय)

• वानराः: Vanaras
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

"Let the location where Vanaras lived, have flowers, roots, fruits even though out of season and rivers with pure water."

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• rivers

FAQs

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

Gratitude and righteous reciprocity: Rāma seeks welfare for those who served dharma, ensuring their land becomes sustaining and auspicious.

What is the narrative situation?

After the war, Rāma requests divine benedictions so the Vānara allies may prosper in their own habitats.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṛtajñatā (thankfulness): Rāma remembers his helpers and asks blessings for them rather than for himself.