Shloka 5

इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः

Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

पश्याद्यरामंसहलक्ष्मणेनमद्बाणनिर्भिन्नविकीर्णदेहम् ।गतायुषंभूमितलेशयानंशितैश्शरैराचितसर्वगात्रम् ।।।।

Transliteration

paśyādya rāmaṁ saha-lakṣmaṇena mad-bāṇa-nirbhinna-vikīrṇa-deham |

gatāyuṣaṁ bhūmi-tale śayānaṁ śitaiḥ śarair ācita-sarva-gātram ||

Translation

“ഇപ്പോൾ നോക്കുക—ലക്ഷ്മണനോടുകൂടിയ രാമനെ: എന്റെ അമ്പുകൾ കുത്തിപ്പിളർത്തി ചിതറിച്ച ശരീരം, ആയുസ്സ് അസ്തമിച്ച് ഭൂമിയിൽ കിടക്കുന്നു; മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ശരംകൊണ്ട് സർവ്വാംഗവും നിറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു.”

Word by Word

• paśya: see
• paśya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paś (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (कालवाचक)

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• saha-lakṣmaṇena: together with Lakshmana
• saha-lakṣmaṇena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: saha (अव्यय, preposition-like) governing Instrumental; lakṣmaṇena: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• mat-bāṇa-nirbhinna-vikīrṇa-deham: whose body is torn and scattered by my arrows
• mat-bāṇa-nirbhinna-vikīrṇa-deham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + nir-bhinna (कृदन्त) + vi-kīrṇa (कृदन्त) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; multi-member tatpurusha describing rāmam: 'body torn and scattered by my arrows'

• gata-āyuṣam: lifeless
• gata-āyuṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; bahuvrīhi: yasya āyuḥ gatam (one whose life has gone)

• bhūmi-tale: on the ground
• bhūmi-tale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular; tatpurusha: bhūmeḥ talaṃ

• śayānam: lying
• śayānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śī (धातु)
• Form: Present participle (शानच्/आन), Accusative, Singular, Masculine; agrees with rāmam

• śitaiḥ: sharp
• śitaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; agrees with śaraiḥ

• śaraiḥ: with arrows
• śaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ācita-sarva-gātram: with all limbs covered (with arrows)
• ācita-sarva-gātram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ācita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + gātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; tatpurusha: sarvāṇi gātrāṇi ācitāni yasya (covered in all limbs)

Context

"Now you will see Rama along with Lakshmana also, their body torn into pieces along with their army their life ceased, lying on the ground pierced with arrows all over the limbs."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit (as “my arrows” speaker)

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates the adharma of boastful triumphalism and the fragility of ‘victory’ when it depends on deception or pride rather than truth (satya).

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit speaks boastfully, describing Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa as if slain and strewn with arrows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s steadfastness is implied by their centrality as targets; Indrajit’s speech foregrounds pride (mada), a vice opposed to dharmic restraint.