Shloka 6

इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च

Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault

Devanagari script

जुह्वतश्चापितत्राग्निंरक्तोष्णीषधरास्त्रिरियः ।आजग्मुस्तत्रसम्भ्रान्ताराक्षस्योयत्ररावणिः ।।।।

Transliteration

juhvataś cāpi tatrāgniṁ raktoṣṇīṣadharā striyaḥ | ājagmus tatra sambhrāntā rākṣasyo yatra rāvaṇiḥ || 6.80.6 ||

Translation

ขณะเขากำลังบูชาอาหุติลงในเพลิง ณ ที่นั้น เหล่านางรากษสีผู้สวมผ้าโพกศีรษะสีแดง ต่างพากันรีบร้อนแตกตื่นมายังสถานที่ซึ่งโอรสแห่งทศกัณฐ์อยู่

Word by Word

• śastrāṇi: weapons
• śastrāṇi: Karma (कर्म/Listed objects)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; items listed (as brought/arranged, verb implied)

• śara-patrāṇi: śara-grass leaves/blades
• śara-patrāṇi: Karma (कर्म/Listed objects)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (śarāṇāṃ patrāṇi / arrow-like leaves; name of a grass), Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural

• samidhaḥ: fuel-sticks (for oblation)
• samidhaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Listed objects)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samit/samidh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• atha: and then/also
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, sequencer (अनन्तर/and then)

• vibhītakāḥ: vibhītaka-wood/pieces
• vibhītakāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Listed objects)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhītaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; (wood/fruits of Terminalia bellirica)

• lohitāni: red
• lohitāni: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; qualifies vāsāṃsi (red)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• vāsāṃsi: garments/cloths
• vāsāṃsi: Karma (कर्म/Listed objects)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural

• sruvam: ladle
• sruvam: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• kārṣṇāyasam: iron (vessel/implement)
• kārṣṇāyasam: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārṣṇāyasa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; used adjectivally (made of iron), agreeing with implied 'pātraṃ' or as item itself

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, additive particle (तथा: likewise)

Context

"O mighty armed Lakshmana! I will make an effort to kill Indrajith by commanding weapons like venomous serpents endowed with high speed."

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit (Rāvaṇi)
• Rākṣasa women
• sacrificial fire (agni)

FAQs

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

The verse is chiefly descriptive, showing the social/ritual support system around a warrior. In Dharma terms, it illustrates organized participation in a rite—though the epic later evaluates actions by truthfulness and righteous intent, not merely by ceremonial display.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit continues the fire-offering, and Rākṣasa women arrive in haste with ritual/ceremonial items and attire.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Readiness and coordinated service (paricaryā) in a high-stakes ritual setting.