Shloka 4

इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं

Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

तेसम्प्रहृष्टाहरयोभीमानुद्यम्यपादपान् ।आकाशंविविशुस्सर्वेमार्गमाणादिशोदशः ।।6.45.4।।

Transliteration

te samprahṛṣṭā harayo bhīmān udyamya pādapān |

ākāśaṃ viviśuḥ sarve mārgamāṇā diśo daśaḥ ||6.45.4||

Translation

ആനന്ദോന്മത്തരായ വാനരന്മാർ ഭയങ്കരമായ വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ ഉയർത്തി, എല്ലാവരും ആകാശത്തിലേക്ക് ചാടിപ്പറന്നു; പത്തു ദിക്കുകളിലും തിരഞ്ഞു നടന്നു.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; pronoun

• vegavatām: of the swift ones
• vegavatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vegavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• vegam: speed/impetus
• vegam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• iṣubhiḥ: with arrows
• iṣubhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• vegavattaraiḥ: with swifter (arrows)
• vegavattaraiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vegavat (प्रातिपदिक) + tara (तरप्, comparative)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; comparative (तरप्)

• astravit: weapon-expert
• astravit: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra-vit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'knower of weapons'

• paramāstraiḥ: with supreme missiles
• paramāstraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; कर्मधारय: 'supreme weapons'

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• vārayāmāsa: checked/warded off
• vārayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु) → vārayati (णिच्)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; causative (णिच्), parasmaipada

• rāvaṇiḥ: Rāvaṇi (Indrajit)
• rāvaṇiḥ: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (patronymic)

Context

Hanuman's army of Vanaras collected together stood surrounding fallen princes lying on the ground, despondent and extremely sorrowful.।। ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēpañcacatvāriṅśassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the forty fifth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

FAQs

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

Sevā as dharma: allies respond energetically to a righteous mission, showing that duty is enacted through prompt, coordinated effort.

What is the narrative situation?

The Vānara forces begin an all-direction search/advance, leaping skyward with uprooted trees as weapons, attempting to locate the hidden enemy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective courage and readiness to act—loyalty expressed through decisive movement rather than hesitation.