Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 80, Shloka 4

इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च

Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault

Devanagari script

त्वमप्रतिमकर्माणमिन्द्रंजयसिसंयुगे ।किंपुनर्मानुषौदृष्टवा न वधिष्यसिसंयुगे ।।।।

Transliteration

tvam apratimakarmāṇam indraṁ jayasi saṁyuge | kiṁ punar mānuṣau dṛṣṭvā na vadhiṣyasi saṁyuge || 6.80.4 ||

Translation

戦場で、比類なき業をもつインドラさえ打ち破ったあなたが、ただの人間の戦士を見て、どうして戦いで討ち倒せぬことがあろうか。

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• uktaḥ: addressed/spoken to
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate of indrajit

• rākṣasa-indreṇa: by the lord of rākṣasas
• rākṣasa-indreṇa: Karana (करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (rākṣasānām indreṇa), Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• pratigṛhya: having accepted
• pratigṛhya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati + grah (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्), converb

• pituḥ: of (his) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• vacaḥ: words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of pratigṛhya

• yajña-bhūmau: at the sacrificial ground
• yajña-bhūmau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (yajñasya bhūmi), Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• vidhivat: according to rule
• vidhivat: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (विधिपूर्वक)

• pāvakam: fire
• pāvakam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• juhava: offered oblations
• juhava: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• indrajit: Indrajit
• indrajit: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrajit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; proper name

Context

"You should not kill anyone who is not waging war, not fighting and hidden, one with folded palms surrendered, one who runs away from war and not alert in war"

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Indrajit (Meghanāda)
• Indra

FAQs

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

The verse reflects a kṣatriya-war ethos that valorizes prowess and victory in battle; it contrasts the scale of opponents (Indra vs. humans) to provoke confidence. As Dharma-study material, it is best read as a rhetorical push toward martial action rather than a nuanced statement of righteous limits.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa urges his son Indrajit to proceed aggressively in the war, reminding him of his earlier victory over Indra and implying humans should be easier to defeat.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Martial confidence and heroic audacity (śaurya/utsāha), framed as proof of capability due to past triumphs.