Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 86

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

प्रशान्तपीडाबहुलोविनष्टारिःप्रहर्षवान् ।बभूवलोकःपतितेराक्षसेन्द्रसुतोतदा ।।।।

Transliteration

praśānta-pīḍā-bahulo vinaṣṭāriḥ praharṣavān |

babhūva lokaḥ patite rākṣasendra-suto tadā ||

Translation

Тогда, когда пал сын владыки ракшасов, мир испытал великое облегчение: утихли страдания, враг был уничтожен, и всё возрадовалось.

Word by Word

• praśāntapīḍābahulaḥ: with much suffering calmed
• praśāntapīḍābahulaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praśānta + pīḍā + bahula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (multi-member): praśānta-pīḍā-bahulaḥ = 'abounding in pacified suffering' i.e., 'with much distress calmed'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'lokaḥ'

• vinaṣṭāriḥ: with the foe destroyed
• vinaṣṭāriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinaṣṭa + ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: vinaṣṭa-ariḥ = 'one whose enemies are destroyed' (or 'enemy destroyed'); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'lokaḥ'

• praharṣavān: joyful
• praharṣavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praharṣa-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Possessive adjective with -वत् (वतुप्): Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'lokaḥ'

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• lokaḥ: the world
• lokaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• patite: when (he) fell
• patite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pat (धातु) > patita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); 'when (he) had fallen'

• rākṣasendrasutaḥ: the son of the Rakshasa-king
• rākṣasendrasutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa-indra + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: rākṣasa-indra-sutaḥ = 'son of the lord of Rakshasas'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to the fallen one (Indrajit)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

Context

Then many were at peace and rejoiced in the world, being relieved, when Ravana's son dropped dead.

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit (Rāvaṇi)
• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Dharma protects the many: when a source of oppression is removed, society returns toward peace and lawful order.

What is the narrative situation?

After Indrajit’s death, the text depicts a collective easing of fear and suffering across the worlds.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The righteous warrior’s duty (kṣātra-dharma) to end terror and restore safety is highlighted indirectly through the world’s relief.