Shloka 23

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

अभिवाद्य च काकुत्स्थ: सर्वांस्तांस्त्रिदशोत्तमान् ।लक्ष्मणेनसहभ्रात्रावासमाज्ञापयत्तदा ।।।।

Transliteration

abhivādya ca kākutsthaḥ sarvāṃs tāṃs tridaśottamān | lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā vāsam ājñāpayat tadā ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ കാകുത്സ്ഥനായ ശ്രീരാമൻ ആ ദേവോത്തമന്മാരെയെല്ലാം വന്ദിച്ചു, സഹോദരൻ ലക്ഷ്മണനോടുകൂടെ സൈന്യത്തോട് തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ വാസസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിലേക്കു മടങ്ങി പാർക്കുവാൻ ആജ്ഞാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted
• अभिवाद्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — 'having greeted/saluted'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• काकुत्स्थः: Kakutstha (Rama)
• काकुत्स्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तान् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वान् इत्यनेन विशेषित

• त्रिदशोत्तमान्: the foremost gods
• त्रिदशोत्तमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa-uttama (प्रातिपदिक; त्रिदश + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; 'the best among the thirty (gods)'

• लक्ष्मणेन: with Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणेन: Sahartha (सहार्थ/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (association)

• भ्रात्रा: with (his) brother
• भ्रात्रा: Sahartha (सहार्थ/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; लक्ष्मणेन इत्यस्य सहापेक्षया—'with (his) brother'

• वासम्: dwelling, camp
• वासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आज्ञापयत्: ordered, directed
• आज्ञापयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative nuance 'caused to be ordered/arranged' is lexical

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Context

"The Vanaras have fought for my cause and reached the abode of Yama. Make them rise up and get them back to life."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Kākutstha)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Devas (Tridaśottamāḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma as disciplined leadership: after victory, proper protocol (honoring the gods) and orderly rest for forces prevent chaos and arrogance.

What is the narrative situation?

Indra and the gods have departed; Rāma offers respectful salutations and organizes the post-war settling of the host.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Maryādā (propriety) and command responsibility—Rāma maintains order and respect even at the peak of success.