Shloka 9

लक्ष्मणक्रोधः सुग्रीवप्रबोधनं च

Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Summoning of Sugriva

Devanagari script

सोऽग्रजेनानुशिष्टार्थो यथावत्पुरुषर्षभः।प्रविवेश पुरीं वीरो लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा।।

Transliteration

so 'grajena anuśiṣṭārtho yathāvat puruṣarṣabhaḥ | praviveśa purīṃ vīro lakṣmaṇaḥ para-vīra-hā ||

Translation

かくして兄に正しく諭されたのち、勇者ラクシュマナ—人中の雄牛、敵の勇将を討つ者—は都へと入った。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अग्रजेन: by the elder brother
• अग्रजेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अनुशिष्टार्थः: instructed as to the matter
• अनुशिष्टार्थः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुशिष्ट-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त ‘अनुशिष्ट’ (अनु+शास्); तत्पुरुषः (अनुशिष्टः अर्थः यस्य)

• यथावत्: duly
• यथावत्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (duly, properly)

• पुरुषर्षभः: bull among men
• पुरुषर्षभः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ (प्रातिपदिक; पुरुष+ऋषभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयः (पुरुषेषु ऋषभः)

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वीरः: hero
• वीरः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy heroes
• परवीरहा: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-वीर-हन् (प्रातिपदिक; हन्-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (परवीरान् हन्ति)

Context

Having been duly briefed by his elder brother, the heroic Lakshmana, destroyer of enemies, a bull among men entered the city.

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Rama
• Kishkindha (city, implied)

FAQs

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

Acting under righteous guidance: strength becomes dharmic when it follows wise instruction rather than personal impulse.

What is the narrative situation?

After receiving Rama’s counsel on how to speak, Lakshmana proceeds into Sugriva’s city to address the delay.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discipline and obedience—Lakshmana acts as an instrument of Rama’s dharmic intent.