Shloka 6

ऐन्द्ररथप्रदानम्

Indra’s Chariot Offered to Rāma; The Duel Intensifies

Devanagari script

ततोदेववरर्श्रीमान् श्रुत्वातेषांवचोऽमृतम् ।।।।आहूयमातलिंशक्रोवचनंचेदमब्रवीत् ।

Transliteration

tato deva-varaḥ śrīmān śrutvā teṣāṃ vaco'mṛtam |

āhūya mātaliṃ śakro vacanaṃ cedam abravīt ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วศักระ (พระอินทร์) ผู้รุ่งเรือง เป็นประมุขแห่งเทวะทั้งหลาย ครั้นได้สดับถ้อยคำอันดุจอมฤตของพวกเขา ก็ทรงเรียกมาตลีมา แล้วตรัสพระดำรัสนี้

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रम/अनन्तर)

• devavaraḥ: best of the gods
• devavaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समास: तत्पुरुष (देवानां वरः)

• śrīmān: glorious
• śrīmān: Karta-visheshana (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), having heard

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun

• vacaḥ-amṛtam: nectar-like words
• vacaḥ-amṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय (अमृतं वचः)

• āhūya: having called
• āhūya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√hū (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), having summoned

• mātalim: Matali
• mātalim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śakraḥ: Shakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vacanam: speech/words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun, agrees with vacanam

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Context

Enraged Ravana, knitting his eyebrows in anger, eyes turned red as if he was going to burn the world, became very angry.।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍētaṟayutataraśatatamasasaragaḥ ।।This is the end of the hundred and third sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Mātali
• Devas (implied)

FAQs

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

When righteousness is at stake, authority should respond responsibly: Indra acts to restore fairness and support dharmic order.

What is the narrative situation?

After the celestial critique of the unequal fight, Indra decides to intervene by instructing his charioteer Mātali.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indra’s guardianship of cosmic order—prompt action to uphold just conditions.