Shloka 2

Devanagari script

युध्यमानौतुतौदृष्टवाप्रसक्तौनरराक्षसौ ।प्रभिन्नाविवमातङ्गौपरस्परवधैषिणौ ।।6.90.1।।तौद्रष्टुकामस्सङ्ग्रामेपरस्परगतौबली ।शूरस्सरावणभ्रातातस्थौसङ्ग्राममूर्धनि ।।6.90.2।।

Transliteration

tau draṣṭukāmaḥ saṅgrāme parasparagatau balī |

śūraḥ sa rāvaṇabhrātā tasthau saṅgrāmamūrdhani ||

Translation

Желая увидеть в сражении двух могучих воинов, сошедшихся друг с другом, доблестный брат Раваны встал на самом переднем крае поля битвы.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-kāla-avyaya (Adverb: then/thereafter)

• viṣphārayāmāsa: stretched/twanged
• viṣphārayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viṣ-√sphar (धातु) (causative)
• Form: ṇijanta (Causative) + Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Parasmaipada; Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacana (agreeing with dhanuḥ)

• dhanuḥ: bow
• dhanuḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacana

• avasthitaḥ: standing, stationed
• avasthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Bhūta-kṛdanta (P.P.P.), Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Ekavacana

• utsasarja: released, shot forth
• utsasarja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/Past), Parasmaipada; Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana

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

• tīkṣṇāgrān: sharp-pointed
• tīkṣṇāgrān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa + agra (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (tīkṣṇam agraṃ yeṣām), Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• rākṣaseṣu: among/at the Rakshasas
• rākṣaseṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; target domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• mahāśarān: great arrows
• mahāśarān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + śara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (mahāntaḥ śarāḥ), Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Bahuvacana (Plural)

Context

Lakshmana (man) and Indrajith (Rakshasa) were fond of battle and intending to win in the fight overcoming each other. Each of them were like elephants but were broken into pieces. Vibheeshana, with eagerness to witness the battle stood in the forefront of the battlefield watching the fight.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāvaṇa
• Lakṣmaṇa (implied as one of the two)
• Indrajit (implied as the other)

FAQs

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

Responsibility in war: leaders must be present where duty demands, observing and responding from the front rather than remaining removed from danger.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa positions himself at the battlefront to watch the duel between the two principal combatants (Lakṣmaṇa and Indrajit).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courageous leadership—standing at the forefront to assess the battle directly.