Shloka 17

इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च

Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault

Devanagari script

अद्यहत्वारणेयौतौमिथ्याप्रव्रजितौवने ।जयंपित्रेप्रदास्यामिरावणायरणार्जितम् ।।।।

Transliteration

adya hatvā raṇe yau tau mithyāpravrajitau vane | jayaṃ pitre pradāsyāmi rāvaṇāya raṇārjitam ||6.80.17||

Translation

“วันนี้เราจักสังหารในสนามรบคนทั้งสองนั้น ผู้ไปสู่พนาวันด้วยการออกบวชอันเป็นเท็จ แล้วจักถวายชัยชนะที่ได้จากสงครามแด่บิดาเรา คือราวณะ”

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time): today/now

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• अरण्ये: in the wilderness
• अरण्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• यौ: who (two)
• यौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक relative pronoun

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• मिथ्या: falsely / in vain
• मिथ्या: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb): falsely, in vain

• प्रव्रजितौ: gone into exile
• प्रव्रजितौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√व्रज् (धातु) → प्रव्रजित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; ‘यौ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्: gone into exile

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पित्रे: to (my) father
• पित्रे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• प्रदास्यामि: I will give
• प्रदास्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• रावणाय: to Ravana
• रावणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पित्रे’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद-सम्बन्धः: to Ravana (as father)

• रणार्जितम्: won in battle
• रणार्जितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रण + अर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from अर्ज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः रणे अर्जितम् (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

Context

"Having put an end to war, and the two princes who are in exile in the forest in vain, I will present the victory earned to my father now."

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit
• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

The line demonstrates how adharma distorts satya: Indrajit calls the princes’ exile “false,” denying their truthful vow and sacrifice; Dharma requires honoring truth and recognizing rightful suffering borne for duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Invisible Indrajit proclaims his intent to kill Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa and to offer the resulting victory to Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty to one’s father and house—though here it appears as clan-fidelity detached from righteous discernment.