Valmiki Ramayana 6.91.43 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 43

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

पहताश्वादवाप्लुत्यरथान्निहतसारथे: ।।।।रथशक्तिंमहातेजाःपितृव्यायमुमोच ह ।

Transliteration

hatāśvād avaplutya rathān nihatasāratheḥ | rathaśaktiṃ mahātejāḥ pitṛvyāya mumoca ha ||

Translation

ครั้นม้าถูกสังหารและสารถีถูกฆ่า อินทรชิตผู้รุ่งเรืองก็กระโดดลงจากรถศึก แล้วขว้างศักติแห่งรถ (หอกพุ่ง) ใส่ลุงของตน

Word by Word

• हताश्वात्: from (the one) whose horses were slain / from the horse-less (chariot)
• हताश्वात्: अपादान (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हताश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः: हताः अश्वाः यस्य (one whose horses are slain)

• अवाप्लुत्य: having leapt down
• अवाप्लुत्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव + प्लु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (Gerund/Absolutive)

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: अपादान (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्

• निहतसारथेः: of the one whose charioteer was killed
• निहतसारथेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निहतसारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः: निहतः सारथिः (whose charioteer is slain)

• रथशक्तिम्: a chariot-javelin
• रथशक्तिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः: रथे (प्रयुक्ता) शक्ति

• महातेजाः: the great-splendored one
• महातेजाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; समासः: महत् + तेजस्

• पितृव्याय: to (his) uncle
• पितृव्याय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (4th/Dative), एकवचनम्

• मुमोच: released / hurled
• मुमोच: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ह: indeed
• ह: अव्यय (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), पदपूरण/अनुस्मारक

Context

Highly energetic Indrajith, leaping down from the chariot, horses destroyed, now hurled a javelin at his uncle in the chariot.

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• chariot

FAQs

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

The verse shows perseverance under loss, but also the tragedy of kinship turned hostile. Dharma in the Rāmāyaṇa repeatedly questions violence against one’s own family when driven by loyalty to adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit’s chariot is disabled; he adapts quickly by dismounting and using a heavy missile weapon against Vibhīṣaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resourcefulness and battlefield presence of mind—rapidly changing tactics after a setback.