Shloka 15

इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash

Devanagari script

अन्तर्धानगतेनाजौयस्त्वयाचरितस्तदा ।।।।तस्कराचरितोमार्गःनैषवीरनिषेवितः ।

Transliteration

antardhānagatena ājau yas tvayā caritas tadā | taskarācarito mārgaḥ naiṣa vīraniṣevitaḥ || 6.88.15 ||

Translation

യുദ്ധത്തിൽ നീ അന്ന് ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽപ്പെടാതെ അപ്രത്യക്ഷനായി നടന്ന വഴിയാകുന്നു കള്ളന്റെ വഴി; അത് വീരന്മാർ സേവിക്കുന്ന പഥമല്ല.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्धानगतेन: by (you) being invisible
• अन्तर्धानगतेन: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्धान (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental; 'having gone into invisibility'

• आजौ: in battle
• आजौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative

• यः: which/that (path)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (कर्ता-करणभावे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental pronoun

• चरितः: followed/practised
• चरितः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'practised/taken'

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तस्कराचरितः: used by thieves
• तस्कराचरितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तस्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + आचरित (आ+चर् धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'practised by thieves'

• मार्गः: path/way
• मार्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• वीरनिषेवितः: frequented by warriors
• वीरनिषेवितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + निषेवित (नि+सेव् धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'frequented by heroes' (here negated)

Context

"Remaining invisible and moving in the battle then is the path of a thief which is not chosen by warriors."

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Indrajit

FAQs

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

Yuddha-dharma favors open, accountable combat; deception that removes mutual visibility is criticized as unethical and unheroic.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa censures Indrajit’s earlier tactic of fighting while hidden, framing it as dishonorable.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Honor in warfare (maryādā) and commitment to fair engagement.