Shloka 51

इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्

Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras

Devanagari script

तेहयामथिताभग्नाव्यसवोधरणींगताः ।।।।तेनिहत्यहयांस्तस्यप्रमथ्य च महारथम् ।पुनरुत्पत्यवेगेनतस्थुर्लक्ष्मणपार्श्वतः ।।।।

Transliteration

te hayā mathitā bhagnā vyasavo dharaṇīṃ gatāḥ | te nihatya hayān tasya pramathya ca mahāratham | punar utpatya vegena tasthur lakṣmaṇapārśvataḥ ||

Translation

その馬たちは打ち砕かれ、折れ伏して、命なく大地に倒れた。彼の馬を討ち、さらに大いなる戦車をも粉砕すると、彼らは疾く跳び退き、ラクシュマナの傍らに立った。

Word by Word

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• हयाः: horses
• हयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• मथिताः: crushed/mutilated
• मथिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• भग्नाः: broken
• भग्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भञ्ज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• व्यसवः: lifeless
• व्यसवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + असु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-भावार्थ adjective ‘without life’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• धरणीम्: to the ground
• धरणीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; goal of motion

• गताः: went/fell
• गताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) used predicatively, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘went/fell’

Context

Those Vanaras of huge mountain forms getting on top of those horses (of Indrajith),

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vanaras (the four leaders implied from prior verse)
• Indrajit (implied by 'his horses/chariot')
• horses (haya)
• chariot (ratha)

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed as protection through decisive action: the vanaras act to neutralize a threat and immediately return to guard Lakṣmaṇa, showing loyal guardianship within a righteous coalition.

What is the narrative situation?

The vanaras disable Indrajit’s chariot by killing the horses and battering the chariot, then quickly regroup beside Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and coordinated bravery—acting for protection and then returning to support the principal warrior.