Shloka 9

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

नीरुजोनिर्व्रणांश्चैवसम्पन्नबलपौरुषान् ।गोलाङ्गूलांस्तथैवर्क्षांन्द्रष्टुमिच्छामिमानद ।।।।

Transliteration

nīrujo nirvraṇāṃś caiva sampannabalapauruṣān |

golāṅgūlāṃs tathaiva ṛkṣān draṣṭum icchāmi mānada ||

Translation

ഹേ മാനദാ, ദീർഘവാലന്മാരായ വാനരന്മാരെയും ഋക്ഷന്മാരെയും രോഗമില്ലാതെ, മുറിവുകളില്ലാതെ, വീണ്ടും ബലവും പൗരുഷവും സമ്പന്നരായി ഞാൻ കാണുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• नीरुजः: free from pain
• नीरुजः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + ruja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्/निर्-तत्पुरुष: नीरुज (without pain); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifies objects (गोलाङ्गूलान्/ऋक्षान्)

• निर्व्रणान्: unwounded
• निर्व्रणान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + vraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निर्-तत्पुरुष: निर्व्रण (without wounds); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण)

• सम्पन्नबलपौरुषान्: endowed with strength and valor
• सम्पन्नबलपौरुषान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sampanna + bala + pauruṣa (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सम्पन्नं बलं च पौरुषं च येषाम्/सम्पन्न-बल-पौरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• गोलाङ्गूलान्: long-tailed monkeys
• गोलाङ्गूलान्: Karma (कर्म/object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go + lāṅgūla (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारय: गो-सदृशं/दीर्घं लाङ्गूलं येषाम् (long-tailed); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakara (प्रकार/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तथाभाव/‘thus, likewise’)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle

• ऋक्षान्: bears
• ऋक्षान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मानद: O giver of honor
• मानद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

"Bestower of honour! I wish to see the long-tailed Vanaras, and Bears rid of pain and death, enriched with strength and courage."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Indra
• Vānara forces
• Ṛkṣas (bears)

FAQs

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

Dharma emphasizes care for dependents and allies: victory is incomplete if the righteous leader does not seek the healing and restoration of those who suffered for the cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma expresses his wish that the allied Vānaras and bears be seen fully restored—unwounded and strong—after divine intervention.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate leadership—Rāma’s concern extends to the physical well-being and dignity of the entire allied host.