Shloka 13

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

समुत्तिष्ठन्तुतेसर्वेहतायेयुधिराक्षसैः ।ऋक्षाश्चसहगोपुच्छैर्निकृत्ताननबाहवः ।।।।

Transliteration

samuttiṣṭhantu te sarve hatā ye yudhi rākṣasaiḥ | ṛkṣāś ca saha gopucchaiḥ nikṛttānana-bāhavaḥ ||

Translation

Biarlah semua yang telah gugur di medan perang dibunuh oleh para Rākṣasa bangkit semula—baik para Vānara berekor panjang mahupun beruang—walaupun wajah dan lengan mereka dahulu telah tertebas.

Word by Word

• समुत्तिष्ठन्तु: let (them) rise up
• समुत्तिष्ठन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies te

• हताः: killed
• हताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: han (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies te/ye

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• राक्षसैः: by the Rakshasas
• राक्षसैः: Karana (करण/instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ऋक्षाः: bears
• ऋक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• सहगोपुच्छैः: together with long tails
• सहगोपुच्छैः: Sahartha (सहार्थ/association)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha + go-puccha (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: सह + गोपुच्छ; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; 'together with long tails' (associative instrumental)

• निकृत्ताननबाहवः: whose faces and arms were cut off
• निकृत्ताननबाहवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-kṛt (धातु) + ānana + bāhu (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: निकृत्ते आनने बाहू च येषाम्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies ṛkṣāḥ/te

Context

"Let those long tailed Vanaras and Bears killed by Rakshasas, whose heads and arms had been severed, duly rise to life."

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Vānaras
• Ṛkṣas (bears)

FAQs

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

Protection of the righteous community: those who sacrificed for a dharmic cause are restored, showing that dharma ultimately safeguards its supporters.

What is the narrative situation?

Indra begins granting the boon: the fallen Vānara and bear warriors are commanded to rise.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion) allied with justice: the divine response honors sacrifice and relieves suffering.