Shloka 50

शरबन्धनम् (The Binding by Arrows) / Indrajit’s Illusory Assault and the Vanaras’ Consolation

Devanagari script

सहर्षवेगानुगतान्तरात्माश्रुत्वावचस्तस्यमहारथस्य ।जहौज्वरंदाशरथेःसमुत्थितंप्रहृष्यवाचाऽभिननन्दपुत्रम् ।।6.46.50।।

Transliteration

saharṣavegānugatāntarātmā śrutvā vacas tasya mahārathasya |

jahau jvaraṁ dāśaratheḥ samutthitaṁ prahṛṣya vācā ’bhinananda putram ||6.46.50||

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับวาจาของมหารถีนั้น ดวงใจของเขาพลันพุ่งไปด้วยความปีติ; ไข้แห่งความหวาดหวั่นที่เกิดเพราะทศรถบุตรได้สลายไป แล้วเขาก็ชื่นบานกล่าวถ้อยคำยินดีต้อนรับบุตรของตน

Word by Word

• saharṣavegānugatāntarātmā: he whose heart was filled with a surge of joy
• saharṣavegānugatāntarātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa-harṣa-vega-anugata-antar-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: बहुव्रीहिः ‘सह हर्षवेगेन अनुगतः अन्तरात्मा यस्य’ (whose inner self was pervaded by a rush of joy); पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम् — कर्ता (दाशरथिः)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), ‘having heard’

• vacaḥ: words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• tasya: of that (man) / his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• mahārathasya: of the great chariot-warrior
• mahārathasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारयः ‘महान् रथः यस्य’ (great chariot-warrior); पुंलिङ्गम्, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• jahau: abandoned / cast off
• jahau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• jvaram: feverish anguish
• jvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• dāśaratheḥ: of Dasaratha’s son
• dāśaratheḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāśarathi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• samutthitam: arisen
• samutthitam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ut-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम् — ज्वरस्य विशेषणम्

• prahṛṣya: rejoicing
• prahṛṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√hṛṣ (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यपन्त (gerund), ‘having rejoiced’

• vācā: with words
• vācā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, एकवचनम्

• abhinananda: greeted / congratulated
• abhinananda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√nand (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• putram: the son
• putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

Context

Vibheeshana started looking with occult powers for his brother's son endowed with occult power following occult means and found Indrajith.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Indrajit
• Rāma (Dāśarathi)

FAQs

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

The verse shows how fear and relief can swing the mind; Dharma asks for steadiness grounded in truth and righteousness, not emotional surges tied to harming the virtuous.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa hears Indrajit’s report and feels his anxiety about Rāma subside, responding by congratulating Indrajit.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indrajit’s status as a mahāratha (elite warrior) is foregrounded; for Rāvaṇa, the emphasized trait is emotional dependence on perceived advantage rather than dhārmic reflection.