Shloka 24

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

ततस्तुसालक्ष्मणरामपालितामहाचमूर्हृष्टजनायशस्विनी ।श्रियाज्वलन्तीविरराजसर्वतोनिशाप्रणीतेवहिशीतरश्मिना ।।।।

Transliteration

tatas tu sā lakṣmaṇa-rāma-pālitā mahācamūr hṛṣṭa-janā yaśasvinī | śriyā jvalantī virarāja sarvato niśā-praṇīteva hi śītarasminā ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം രാമലക്ഷ്മണന്മാർ കാത്ത മഹാസൈന്യം—ആനന്ദിതജനങ്ങളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞതും യശസ്സാൽ മഹിമപ്പെട്ടതുമായതു—എല്ലാടവും ശ്രീയാൽ ജ്വലിച്ചു; ശീതകിരണചന്ദ്രൻ രാത്രിയെ പ്രകാശിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/conjunction): emphasis/contrast ‘indeed/but’

• sālakṣmaṇa-rāma-pālitā: protected by Rama along with Lakshmana
• sālakṣmaṇa-rāma-pālitā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-lakṣmaṇa-rāma-pālita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √pā रक्षणे + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; समास: सालक्ष्मणराम = ‘with Lakṣmaṇa and Rāma’ (सह-सम्बन्ध), तेन पालिता = ‘protected by them’

• mahā-camūḥ: the great army
• mahā-camūḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-camū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: महती च सा चमूः

• hṛṣṭa-janā: having delighted people
• hṛṣṭa-janā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa-jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: हृष्टाः जनाः यस्याः सा

• yaśasvinī: illustrious
• yaśasvinī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गुणवाचक विशेषण

• śriyā: with splendour
• śriyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भावे (instrumental: ‘with/by splendour’)

• jvalantī: blazing
• jvalantī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jval (ज्वलँ दीप्तौ) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle)

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle): ‘as/like’

• virarāja: shone forth
• virarāja: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rāj (राजृँ दीप्तौ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘shone’

• sarvataḥ: everywhere
• sarvataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘from all sides/everywhere’

• niśā-praṇītā: as if brought by night
• niśā-praṇītā: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niśā-praṇīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √nī नेयने + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष: निशया प्रणीता = ‘brought/led by night’

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय: ‘as if’

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle): emphasis/causal ‘indeed/for’

• śīta-raśminā: by the cool-rayed (moon)
• śīta-raśminā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīta-raśmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: शीतः रश्मिः यस्य (चन्द्रस्य) तेन; करण (instrumental)

Context

"O honourable Indra! I wish to see all those Vanaras who are separated forever from their sons, and wives for my cause, delighted."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• moon (śītarasmi)

FAQs

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

Dharma as protective stewardship: true victory culminates in safety, calm, and shared well-being, not continued violence.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrative depicts the post-conflict movement/settling of the triumphant host under Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s protection, closing the sarga with a poetic simile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Guardianship and stability—Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s protection enables collective joy and orderly transition from war to peace.