Shloka 30

इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः

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

Devanagari script

ततोहयरथाकीर्णंपताकाध्वजशोभितम् ।निर्ययौराक्षसबलंनर्दमानंययुत्सया ।।।।

Transliteration

tato hayarathākīrṇaṃ patākādhvajaśobhitam | niryayau rākṣasabalaṃ nardamānaṃ yayutsayā ||

Translation

Kemudian keluarlah bala tentera rākṣasa, padat dengan kuda dan rata, dihiasi panji-panji serta bendera, mengaum lantang, bernafsu untuk bertempur.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): 'thereafter/then'

• haya-ratha-ākīrṇam: filled with horses and chariots
• haya-ratha-ākīrṇam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक) + ākīrṇa (कृदन्त; √kṝ/कॄ 'to scatter, strew' → ākīrṇa 'strewn/filled')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (haya-ratha) + कृदन्त-विशेषण 'ākīrṇa' ; agrees with 'rākṣasabalam' (acc. sg. n.)

• patākā-dhvaja-śobhitam: adorned with pennants and flags
• patākā-dhvaja-śobhitam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: patākā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhvaja (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhita (कृदन्त; √śubh/शुभ् 'to shine' → śobhita 'adorned')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (patākā-dhvaja) + कृदन्त-विशेषण; agrees with 'rākṣasabalam'

• niryayau: went out
• niryayau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 'went out/issued forth'

• rākṣasa-balam: the Rakshasa army
• rākṣasa-balam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (rākṣasānāṃ balam)

• nardamānam: roaring
• nardamānam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √nard (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; agrees with 'rākṣasabalam'

• yayutsayā: with the desire to fight
• yayutsayā: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yayutsā (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative noun from √yudh/युध् 'to fight')
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते (instrumental of cause): 'with desire to fight'

Context

Then, the Rakshasa army filled with horses and chariots, graced with pennants and flags, desiring to fight went roaring aloud.

Characters & Entities

• rākṣasa army
• horses
• chariots
• flags

FAQs

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

The verse frames the momentum of war; dharmically it invites reflection that collective enthusiasm and display do not equal righteousness—Dharma is judged by cause and conduct, not pageantry.

What is the narrative situation?

After Indrajit’s preparations, the rākṣasa forces sortie from Laṅkā in battle formation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Martial zeal and cohesion (as a battlefield trait), though not necessarily dharmic virtue.