Shloka 8

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

मत्प्रियेष्वभिरक्ताश्च न मृत्युंगणयन्तिये ।त्वत्प्रसादात्समेयुस्तेवरमेतमहंवृणे ।।।।

Transliteration

matpriyeṣv abhiraktāś ca na mṛtyuṃ gaṇayanti ye |

tvatprasādāt sameyus te varam etad ahaṃ vṛṇe ||

Translation

ผู้ใดผูกใจภักดีต่อสิ่งอันเป็นที่รักของเรา และมิได้นับถือความตาย ขอด้วยพระกรุณาของท่านให้เขาทั้งหลายกลับมาพร้อมหน้า นี่แลคือพรที่เราขอเลือก

Word by Word

मत्प्रियेषुamong/for my dear ones

अभिरक्ताःattached, devoted

चand

नnot

मृत्युम्death

गणयन्तिconsider

येwho

त्वत्प्रसादात्by your grace

समेयुःwould come together/return

तेthey

वरम्boon

एतम्this

अहम्I

वृणेchoose, request

Context

"They were fond of doing and not counted death. I seek your grace to give a boon to relieve all of them from death."

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Indra

FAQs

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

Dharma is the leader’s duty to protect and honor those who act selflessly for a righteous cause; Rāma seeks not personal gain but the restoration of his devoted supporters.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma formally chooses a boon from Indra: that the devoted warriors who fell in battle be restored.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Selflessness and gratitude—Rāma uses divine favor to benefit others rather than himself.