Shloka 8

इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं

Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

निरन्तरशीरीरौतुतावुभौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।क्रुद्धेनेन्द्रजितावीरौपन्नगैश्शरतांगतैः ।।6.45.8।।

Transliteration

nirantaraśarīrau tu tāv ubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau |

kruddhenendrajitā vīrau pannagaiḥ śaratāṃ gataiḥ ||6.45.8||

Translation

勇士ラーマとラクシュマナの二人は、怒れるインドラジットによって、蛇の姿となった矢で全身を絶え間なく射抜かれた。

Word by Word

• nirantaraśarīrau: with bodies covered all over
• nirantaraśarīrau: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirantara-śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारयः ‘निरन्तरं शरीरं ययोः’ (bodies covered throughout); पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम् — तौ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनुवादक-निपातः (but/indeed)

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम् (dual)

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम् — तौ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• rāmalakṣmaṇau: Rama and Lakshmana
• rāmalakṣmaṇau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वः (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व), पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्

• kruddhena: by the enraged (one)
• kruddhena: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √krudh (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः, पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, एकवचनम् — इन्द्रजिता इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• indrajitā: by Indrajit
• indrajitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrajit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, एकवचनम्

• vīrau: the two heroes
• vīrau: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम् — रामलक्ष्मणयोः विशेषणम्

• pannagaiḥ: by serpents
• pannagaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pannaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• śaratām: of arrows
• śaratām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, षष्ठी, बहुवचनम्

• gataiḥ: having become (i.e., transformed into)
• gataiḥ: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः, पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, बहुवचनम् — पन्नगैः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘having become/turned into’

Context

The Vanaras were mangled with iron arrows, however endowed with high speed they could not make out Indrajith in utter darkness just as the sun covered by clouds.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit

FAQs

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

The episode frames dharma as resilience when confronted by overwhelming and uncanny force; righteousness may be bound, but not morally defeated.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit uses serpent-form arrows, leaving both brothers pierced across their bodies.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Heroic endurance (vīrya and dhairya) in the face of extraordinary weapons.