Shloka 38

इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्

Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras

Devanagari script

स्व्स्त्वस्तुलोकेभ्यइतिजजल्पुस्तेमहर्षयः ।।।।सम्पेतुश्चात्रसन्तप्तागन्धर्वाःसहचारणैः ।

Transliteration

svasty astu loke bhya iti jajalpus te maharṣayaḥ |

sampetuś cātra santaptā gandharvāḥ saha cāraṇaiḥ |

Translation

Os grandes rishis murmuraram: «Que haja bem-estar para os mundos»; e os Gandharvas, juntamente com os Cāraṇas ali presentes, partiram aflitos.

Word by Word

• svasti: well-being
• svasti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गलार्थक-अव्यय (benedictive particle)

• astu: may there be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• loke bhyaḥ: for the worlds / to the worlds
• loke bhyaḥ: Sampradāna/Beneficiary (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), बहुवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative)

• jajalpuḥ: murmured, uttered
• jajalpuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jalp (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (pronoun)

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sampetuḥ: came together, rushed
• sampetuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pat (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• atra: there
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/there)

• santaptāḥ: distressed, afflicted
• santaptāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√tap (कृदन्त, PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; गन्धर्वाः इति विशेषणम्

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (prepositional adverb: with)

• cāraṇaiḥ: with the Cāraṇas
• cāraṇaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सह इत्यस्य योगे सह-सम्बन्धः

Context

Sages murmured saying" may this world be well." Gandharvas, Charanas (who came to see the battle) went distressed.

Characters & Entities

• Maharṣis (great sages)
• Gandharvas
• Cāraṇas
• Worlds (lokāḥ)

FAQs

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

Compassionate universal welfare (lokakalyāṇa) is a dharmic ideal: even while witnessing war, sages pray for the well-being of all worlds, reflecting truth and benevolence rather than partisan hatred.

What is the narrative situation?

Celestial observers react to the battle’s severity: sages offer a blessing-prayer, while Gandharvas and Cāraṇas withdraw in distress.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion) and maṅgalabhāvanā (benevolent intention toward all beings).