Shloka 15

इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्

Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras

Devanagari script

एतान्निहत्यातिबलान्बहून्राक्षससत्तमान् ।बाहुभ्यांसागरंतीर्त्वालङ्घ्यतांगोष्पदं लघु ।।।

Transliteration

etān nihatya atibalān bahūn rākṣasa-sattamān |

bāhubhyāṃ sāgaraṃ tīrtvā laṅghyatāṃ goṣpadaṃ laghu ||

Translation

เมื่อท่านได้สังหารหัวหน้ายักษ์ผู้มีกำลังยิ่งมากมาย และข้ามมหาสมุทรด้วยกำลังแขนของตนเองแล้ว บัดนี้จงข้ามอุปสรรคเล็กน้อยนี้—ดุจรอยกีบโค—โดยพลันเถิด

Word by Word

• एतान्: these (ones)
• एतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• निहत्य: having killed
• निहत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having slain'

• अतिबलान्: very mighty
• अतिबलान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (अतिशयेन बलवन्तः)

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• राक्षससत्तमान्: the best among rakshasas
• राक्षससत्तमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राक्षसानां सत्तमाः)

• बाहुभ्याम्: with (his) two arms
• बाहुभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन

• सागरम्: ocean
• सागरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तीर्त्वा: having crossed
• तीर्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having crossed'

• लङ्घ्यताम्: let (it) be crossed / cross
• लङ्घ्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लङ्घ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आज्ञार्थे (let it be crossed)

• गोष्पदम्: a cow's hoof-print
• गोष्पदम्: Upamana (उपमान/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + ष्पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोः ष्पदम् = hoof-print)

• लघु: small/easy
• लघु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (used predicatively)

Context

"The heroic Prahastha, Nikumbha also and Kumbhakarna of mighty prowess, Kumbha also, night ranger Dum raksha, Jambumali, Mahamali, Teekshanavega, Asanibhra, Suptanga, Yagnakopa, Vajradamshtra, Rakshasas Simhadri, Arigna, Vikata, Tapana, Dama also, Praghaasa, Praghasa, Prajaghna, and Jaghan also, Durdarsha, Agniketha, heroes Rasmikethu, Vidyajihva, Dwijihwa, Suryasatru, and Rakshasas Akampana, Suparswa, Chakramali, and Rakshasas Kampana, and energetic Devanthaka and Naranthaka have been killed by you."

Characters & Entities

• ocean (sāgara)
• rākṣasa leaders (rākṣasa-sattamāḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is framed as consistency between past capability and present duty: if one claims great deeds, one must meet current responsibility without hesitation.

What is the narrative situation?

After recounting major feats and losses, the speaker presses the addressee to treat the current challenge as minor—like crossing a hoofprint—compared to crossing the ocean.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resolve (dhṛti) and decisive action—urging the addressee to act promptly rather than delay in fear or indecision.