Shloka 4

Devanagari script

न तात मोहंपरिगन्तुमर्हसियत्रेन्द्रजिजजीवतिराक्षसेन्द्र ।नेन्द्रारिबाणाभिहतोहिकश्चित्प्राणान् समर्थस्समरेऽभिपातुम् ।।।।

Transliteration

na tāta mohaṃ parigantum arhasi yatrendrajit jīvati rākṣasendra |

nendrāri-bāṇābhihato hi kaścit prāṇān samarthaḥ samare 'bhipātum ||

Translation

ข้าแต่จอมราชาแห่งรากษส ท่านไม่ควรหลงมัวเมา ตราบใดที่อินทรชิตยังมีชีวิตอยู่ เพราะผู้ใดถูกศรของศัตรูแห่งพระอินทร์ในสนามรบแล้ว ย่อมไม่อาจรักษาชีวิตไว้ได้

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• tāta: dear father/dear one
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• moham: delusion/despair
• moham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• parigantum: to fall into
• parigantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-gam (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), to go into/submit to

• arhasi: you ought
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• yatra: where/when
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, relative adverb (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय)

• indrajit: Indrajit
• indrajit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrajit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• jīvati: is alive
• jīvati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• rākṣasa-indra: O lord of Rakshasas
• rākṣasa-indra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular; तत्पुरुष: rākṣasānām indraḥ

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle

• indra-ari-bāṇa-abhihataḥ: struck by the arrows of Indra's foe
• indra-ari-bāṇa-abhihataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + ari (प्रातिपदिक) + bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhihata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; past participle (क्त) of abhi-han; compound: indrasya ariḥ (Indra's enemy) + bāṇa; 'struck by the arrows of Indra's enemy'

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (निपात)

• kaścit: anyone
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; indefinite pronoun

• prāṇān: life-breaths/life
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural (बहुवचन)

• samarthaḥ: capable
• samarthaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samartha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective of kaścit

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• abhipātum: to perish/to be struck down
• abhipātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-pat (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), to fall upon/lose (life)

Context

"Dear king of Rakshasas! Do not give way to despair when Indrajith is alive. Indeed, struck by Indrajith's arrows in battle it is not possible for anyone to be with life."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Indrajit
• Indra

FAQs

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

It warns against moha (delusion) in leadership, yet also shows how counsel can be ethically misdirected when it strengthens an adharma-based cause.

What is the narrative situation?

A Rākṣasa advisor reassures Rāvaṇa, praising Indrajit’s battlefield lethality and urging him not to despair.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strategic confidence and morale-building—though ethically ambiguous when used to sustain unrighteous aims.