Shloka 1

इन्द्रजितो मायासीतावधः

Indrajit’s Illusory Sita Episode and Hanuman’s Rebuke

Devanagari script

विज्ञायतुमनस्तस्यराघवस्यमहात्मनः ।स निवृत्याहवात्तस्मात् प्रविवेशपुरींततः ।।।।

Transliteration

vijñāya tu manas tasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ | sa nivṛtyāhavāt tasmāt praviveśa purīṃ tataḥ ||

Translation

മഹാത്മാവായ രാഘവന്റെ മനസ്സിന്റെ ഉദ്ദേശം അറിഞ്ഞ്, അവൻ ആ യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിൽ നിന്നു പിന്മാറി, പിന്നെ നഗരത്തിലേക്കു പ്രവേശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• vijñāya: having understood
• vijñāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jñā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-arthī), 'having understood/ascertained'

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, Particle (contrast/continuation)

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th), Singular

• rāghavasya: of Raghava
• rāghavasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled (one)
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular; apposition to 'rāghavasya'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• nivṛtya: having withdrawn
• nivṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), 'having withdrawn/returned'

• āhavāt: from the battle
• āhavāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th), Singular

• tasmāt: from there/therefore
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th), Singular

• praviveśa: entered
• praviveśa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + viś (धातु)
• Form: Parasmaipada, Luṅ (Aorist/लुङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular

• purīm: the city
• purīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, Adverb of sequence

Context

Knowing the high-souled Raghava's mind, Indrajith departed from there and entered the city.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Laṅkā (implied by 'city')
• battlefield (āhava)

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts strategic intelligence with dharmic purpose: understanding an opponent’s intent can be used either to protect righteousness or to advance adharma; the Ramayana evaluates such strategy by its moral end.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit (Rāvaṇi), after gauging Rāma’s intention, disengages from the fight and returns into Laṅkā to continue his plan.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadiness of purpose is implied—his ‘mind’ and resolve are discernible even to the enemy.