Shloka 8

त्र्यशीतितमः सर्गः (Sarga 83)

Hanumān Reports Sītā’s ‘Slaying’; Rāma Collapses; Lakṣmaṇa’s Counter-Discourse on Dharma and Artha

Devanagari script

समरेयुध्यमानानामस्माकंप्रेक्षतांपुरः ।जघानरुदतींसीतामिन्द्रजिद्रावणात्मजः ।।6.83.8।।

Transliteration

samare yudhyamānānām asmākaṁ prekṣatāṁ puraḥ | jaghāna rudatīṁ sītām indrajid rāvaṇātmajaḥ ||6.83.8||

Translation

我らが戦場で戦っているさなか、まさに見守る我らの眼前で、ラーヴァナの子インドラジットが泣くシーターを打った。

Word by Word

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• युध्यमानानाम्: of (us) fighting
• युध्यमानानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युध् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; qualifies asmākam: ‘of us who were fighting’

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• प्रेक्षताम्: of (us) watching
• प्रेक्षताम्: सम्बन्ध/काल (Circumstantial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+ईक्ष् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; ‘while (we were) looking on’

• पुरः: in front (of us)
• पुरः: अधिकरण (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशार्थक-अव्यय (in front/before)

• जघान: struck/killed
• जघान: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रुदतीम्: crying
• रुदतीम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; qualifies sītām

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• इन्द्रजित्: Indrajit
• इन्द्रजित्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; proper name

• रावणात्मजः: Ravana's son
• रावणात्मजः: कर्ता (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रावणस्य आत्मजः

Context

"Ravana's son, Indrajith struck Sita, who was crying in front of us looking at us while we were fighting in war."

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Rāma
• Sītā
• Indrajit
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Adharma is marked by attacking the vulnerable; dharma requires confronting such cruelty and protecting the innocent.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanūmān reports a shocking act by Indrajit against Sītā, witnessed by the fighting vānaras.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthful witnessing (satya) and the urgency of reporting wrongdoing to enable righteous response.