Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 87

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

हर्षं च शक्रोभगवान् सहसर्वैर्महर्षिभिः ।जगामनिहतेतस्मिन्राक्षसेपापकर्मणि ।।।।

Transliteration

harṣaṃ ca śakro bhagavān saha sarvair maharṣibhiḥ |

jagāma nihate tasmin rākṣase pāpa-karmaṇi ||

Translation

Nang mapatay ang yaong Rākṣasang masama ang gawa, si Bhagavān Śakra (Indra), kasama ang lahat ng dakilang Ṛṣi, ay napuspos ng galak.

Word by Word

• harṣam: joy
• harṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• śakraḥ: Indra
• śakraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavān: the blessed/glorious one
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); honorific adjective for Śakra

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Preposition-like indeclinable (सह-योगे), 'together with'

• sarvaiḥ: with all
• sarvaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); with 'saha'

• maharṣibhiḥ: with great sages
• maharṣibhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: mahā-ṛṣi = 'great sage'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• jagāma: went / attained
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• nihate: when slain
• nihate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-han (धातु) > nihata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); 'when (he) was slain'

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

• rākṣase: in that Rakshasa
• rākṣase: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); apposition with tasmin

• pāpakarmaṇi: of sinful deeds
• pāpakarmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: pāpa-karman = 'sinful-deeded'; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) (karman), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally for rākṣase

Context

Glorious Rakshasa of sinful deeds having been killed, all including great sages and Indra felt rejoiced.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Maharṣis (great sages)
• Indrajit (implied as the slain Rākṣasa)

FAQs

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

The cosmos aligns with dharma: when wrongdoing is ended, even divine and sage communities affirm the restoration of moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

Celestial beings—Indra and the sages—react with joy to the fall of the sinful antagonist.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Commitment to satya and dharma is validated: the righteous cause gains recognition beyond the battlefield.