Shloka 14

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

नीरुजोनिर्व्रणाश्चैवसम्पन्नबलपौरुषाः ।समुत्थास्यन्तिहरयस्सुप्तानिद्राक्ष्येयथा ।।।।

Transliteration

nīrujo nirvraṇāś caiva sampanna-bala-pauruṣāḥ | samutthāsyanti harayaḥ suptā nidrākṣaye yathā ||

Translation

Os macacos se erguerão—sem dor e sem feridas, restaurados em força e valor—como os que dormem se levantam quando o sono termina.

Word by Word

नीरुजःfree from pain, healed

निर्व्रणाःwithout wounds

चand

एवindeed

सम्पन्नबलपौरुषाःendowed with strength and valor

समुत्थास्यन्तिwill rise up

हरयःthe monkeys

सुप्तान्having slept / asleep

निद्राक्षयेat sleep’s end

यथाas, like

Context

The monkeys duly healed, so also from death, enriched with strength and power rose up like rising from sleep.

FAQs

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

Dharma tends toward restoration: the narrative frames healing and renewed capacity to live as the rightful outcome after righteous struggle.

What is the narrative situation?

Indra specifies the condition of the revived warriors: painless, unwounded, and strong, awakening like from sleep.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Anugraha (grace): benevolent power restores wholeness rather than merely reversing death.