Shloka 3

इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः

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

Devanagari script

ततस्तुराजानमुदीक्ष्यदीनंशोकार्णवेसम्परिपुप्लुवानम् ।रथर्षभोराक्षसराजसूनुस्तमिन्द्रजिद्वाक्यमिदंबभाषे ।।।।

Transliteration

tatas tu rājānam udīkṣya dīnaṃ śokārṇave samparipupluvānam | ratharṣabho rākṣasarājasūnus tam indrajid vākyam idaṃ babhāṣe ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ଶୋକସମୁଦ୍ରରେ ଡୁବୁଥିବା ପରି ଦୀନ ରାଜାଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି, ରଥଯୋଦ୍ଧାମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ରାବଣପୁତ୍ର ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଜିତ୍ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ବାକ୍ୟ କହିଲା।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle/conjunction (निपात)

• rājānam: the king
• rājānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• udīkṣya: having looked at
• udīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), having looked at (दृष्ट्वा)

• dīnam: distressed
• dīnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with rājānam

• śoka-arṇave: in the ocean of sorrow
• śoka-arṇave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: śokasya arṇavaḥ

• samparipupluvānam: being immersed/overwhelmed
• samparipupluvānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pari-plu (धातु)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine; agrees with rājānam

• ratha-ṛṣabhaḥ: the foremost chariot-warrior
• ratha-ṛṣabhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: rathānām ṛṣabhaḥ (best among charioteers)

• rākṣasa-rāja-sūnuḥ: the son of the Rakshasa king
• rākṣasa-rāja-sūnuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + sūnu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: rākṣasarājasya sūnuḥ

• tam: to him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; pronoun referring to rājānam

• indrajit: Indrajit
• indrajit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrajit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper noun

• vākyam: words/speech
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative agreeing with vākyam

• babhāṣe: spoke
• babhāṣe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Context

Thereafter, seeing the desperate Rakshasa king immersed in a sea of sorrow, Indrajith, son of Ravana, foremost of the chariot riders, submitted as follows.

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Leadership is tested in crisis: the scene highlights the dharmic expectation that a ruler should not be overcome by despair, and that counsel (even from family) becomes crucial when judgment falters.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa is shown grieving and shaken; Indrajit prepares to speak, setting up his response and subsequent actions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Readiness to advise and act in adversity (initiative and resolve), contrasted with the king’s despair.