Shloka 28

इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash

Devanagari script

कृत्वाकत्थसेकर्मकिमर्थमिहराक्षस ।।।।कुरुतत्कर्मयेनाहंश्रद्धध्यांतवकत्थनम् ।

Transliteration

kṛtvā katthase karma kim artham iha rākṣasa |

kuru tat karma yenāhaṃ śraddadhyāṃ tava katthanam ||

Translation

ดูก่อนอสูร ไฉนเจ้าจึงคุยโวโอ้อวดอยู่ที่นี่โดยที่ยังมิได้กระทำสิ่งใดให้สำเร็จเล่า? จงกระทำสิ่งนั้นให้ประจักษ์ เพื่อที่ข้าจะได้เชื่อในคำกล่าวอ้างของเจ้า

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• कत्थसे: you boast
• कत्थसे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कत्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• कर्म: a deed
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• किमर्थम्: why
• किमर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम्-अर्थम् (अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (for what purpose/why); तत्पुरुषवत् प्रयोगः

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• राक्षस: O Rakshasa
• राक्षस: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्म: deed
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/उपायार्थक (by which)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रद्धध्याम्: might place trust
• श्रद्धध्याम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√धा (धातु) (श्रद्धा + धा)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; रूपम्: श्रद्धध्याम् (= श्रद्धां दध्याम्)

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कत्थनम्: boasting
• कत्थनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कत्थन (प्रातिपदिक; √कत्थ् (धातु) + ल्युट्/अन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक कृदन्त

Context

Rakshasa! What is the use of praising without performing action? Show by action and create trust that you can perform.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

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

Satya and dharma are validated by performance: claims must be supported by action; boasting without accomplishment is ethically empty.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa challenges Indrajit’s self-praise, demanding proof on the battlefield rather than verbal intimidation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discernment (viveka): Lakṣmaṇa refuses to grant credibility to mere speech and insists on demonstrable truth.