Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सत्वमिन्द्राशनिप्रख्यैःशरैरवकिरन्परान् ।अभिद्रवाशुयावद्वैनैतत्कर्मसमाप्यते ।।।।

Transliteration

sa tvam indrāśaniprakḥyaiḥ śarair avakiran parān |

abhidrava āśu yāvad vai naitat karma samāpyate ||

Translation

ดังนั้นท่านจงรีบเข้าประจัญบาน โปรยปรายศรดุจสายฟ้าแห่งพระอินทร์ใส่ศัตรู ก่อนที่เขาจะทำกลอุบายนี้ให้สำเร็จ

Word by Word

• saḥ: he/that (emphatic)
• saḥ: Kartā (implicit reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun used for emphasis ('as for you/he')

• tvam: you
• tvam: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (pronoun), Prathamā, Ekavacana; 2nd person pronoun as subject

• indra-aśani-prakhyaiḥ: like Indra's thunderbolt
• indra-aśani-prakhyaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: indra + aśani + prakhya (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'like Indra's thunderbolt' qualifying 'śaraiḥ'

• śaraiḥ: with arrows
• śaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; instrument

• avakiran: scatter, shower (upon)
• avakiran: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + √kṝ (धातु; kirati)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Past/लङ्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; 'you scattered/showered'

• parān: the enemies
• parān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; object

• abhidrava: rush/charge (at them)
• abhidrava: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + √drav (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/लोट्), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• yāvat: until
• yāvat: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; temporal conjunction (यावत् = until/as long as)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-nipāta (negative particle/निषेध)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies 'karma'

• karma: task, action
• karma: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; subject of passive verb

• samāpyate: is completed
• samāpyate: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √āp (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada, passive sense 'is completed'

Context

"Evil- minded hero! Fight with me back having met, you shall not return alive."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indra (as comparison)
• arrows (śara)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is vigilant duty in righteous battle: preventing an unrighteous stratagem from being completed, while acting decisively to protect the just cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa urges Lakṣmaṇa to strike immediately, anticipating Indrajit’s deceptive or ritual action before it reaches completion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Alertness and timely action (kāla-jñāna) in the service of dharma—acting at the right moment to avert harm.