Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

शीघ्रंयास्यामिदेवेन्द्रसारथ्यं च करोम्यहम् ।।।।ततोहयैश्चसम्योज्यहरितैःस्यन्दनोत्तमम् ।

Transliteration

śīghraṃ yāsyāmi devendra sārathyaṃ ca karomy aham |

tato hayaiś ca saṃyojya haritaiḥ syandanottamam ||

Translation

Aku akan berangkat segera, wahai Dewa Indra, dan aku akan menjadi saisnya; kemudian aku akan memasang kuk pada kuda-kuda hijau bagi kereta perang yang paling unggul…

Word by Word

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (क्रियाविशेषण)

• yāsyāmi: I will go
• yāsyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• devendra: O Devendra
• devendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); समास: तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् इन्द्र)

• sārathyam: charioteership
• sārathyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārathya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• karomi: I do / will perform
• karomi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (अनन्तर)

• hayaiḥ: with horses
• hayaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• samyojya: having yoked
• samyojya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√yuj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), having yoked/attached

• haritaiḥ: green (horses)
• haritaiḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with hayaiḥ

• syandanottamam: the best chariot
• syandanottamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: syandana-uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: तत्पुरुष (स्यन्दनानाम् उत्तमः)

Context

The foremost of Devas, the glorious Indra, on hearing their sweet words called his charioteer Matali and spoke as follows.

Characters & Entities

• Mātali
• Indra (Devendra)
• Syandana (divine chariot)

FAQs

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

Prompt, competent service to a righteous mission: dharma is strengthened when helpers act without delay and with skill.

What is the narrative situation?

Mātali accepts Indra’s command and prepares the divine chariot by harnessing its horses.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Alacrity and reliability—Mātali embodies swift execution of duty.