Shloka 90

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

शुद्धाआपोनभश्चैवजहृषुर्देवदानवाः ।आजग्मुःपतितेतस्मिन्सर्वलोकभयावहे ।।।।

Transliteration

śuddhā āpo nabhaś caiva jahṛṣur deva-dānavāḥ |

ājagmuḥ patite tasmin sarva-loka-bhayāvahe ||

Translation

เมื่อผู้เป็นความหวาดหวั่นแก่สรรพโลกนั้นล้มลง น้ำและนภาก็ผุดผ่องบริสุทธิ์ เหล่าเทวะและทานวะต่างยินดีและมาชุมนุมกัน ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• śuddhāḥ: purified
• śuddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग) (agreeing with devadānavāḥ), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• āpaḥ: waters
• āpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); 'waters' (often plural)

• nabhaḥ: sky
• nabhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• jahṛṣuḥ: rejoiced
• jahṛṣuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• devadānavāḥ: Devas and Danavas
• devadānavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) copulative: deva-dānavaḥ; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ājagmuḥ: came
• ājagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• patite: when fallen
• patite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pat (धातु) > patita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); 'when (he) had fallen'

• tasmin: in that (case)/when he
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine (contextual), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvalokabhayāvahe: in (him) who was a terror to all worlds
• sarvalokabhayāvahe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + loka + bhaya + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: sarva-loka-bhaya-āvaha = 'bringing fear to all worlds'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'tasmin' (i.e., in him)

Context

As the terror of all worlds had fallen and the water from the sky became pure, Devas and Danavas rejoiced and came there.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dānavas
• Indrajit (implied as sarva-loka-bhayāvaha)
• Nabhas (sky)

FAQs

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

When a source of universal fear is removed, nature and society are portrayed as returning to purity—an image of dharma restoring balance.

What is the narrative situation?

After Indrajit falls, the text describes cosmic signs of relief and purity, and celestial beings assembling.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective righteousness: the removal of terror is the fruit of steadfast adherence to just warfare and duty.