Shloka 9

उत्पातदर्शनं खरसैन्यसमागमश्च

Omens of calamity and the approach of Khara’s army

Devanagari script

उद्यतानां हि युद्धार्थं येषां भवति लक्ष्मण।निष्प्रभं वदनं तेषां भवत्यायुः परिक्षयः।।।।

Transliteration

udyatānāṃ hi yuddhārthaṃ yeṣāṃ bhavati lakṣmaṇa |

niṣprabhaṃ vadanaṃ teṣāṃ bhavaty āyuḥ parikṣayaḥ ||

Translation

ਹੇ ਲਕਸ਼ਮਣ! ਜੋ ਯੁੱਧ ਲਈ ਉੱਠ ਖੜ੍ਹਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਦੀ ਕਾਂਤੀ ਫਿੱਕੀ ਪੈ ਜਾਵੇ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਯੁ ਘਟਣ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ—ਮੌਤ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਆ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• उद्यतानाम्: of those who are ready/raised
• उद्यतानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; ‘येषाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (of those who are ready)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• युद्धार्थम्: for battle
• युद्धार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; अर्थ-तत्पुरुषः (purpose: 'for the sake of war')

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• लक्ष्मण: O Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• निष्प्रभम्: lusterless/pale
• निष्प्रभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निस् + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वदनम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वदनम्: face
• वदनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them/their
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; ‘their’

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• परिक्षयः: decline/ending
• परिक्षयः: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आयुः’ इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate nominative)

Context

O Lakshmana, while preparing for war, those whose faces look pale are, for sure, going to die.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

Dharma includes sober recognition of consequences: war entails mortality, and a righteous warrior must face truth without delusion.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama continues reading auspicious/inauspicious signs as battle approaches, contrasting Lakshmana’s radiance with ill-omens for opponents.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Clear-sightedness (viveka): Rama interprets signs to guide action and steady the mind before conflict.