Shloka 5

न्यग्रोध

प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana

Devanagari script

अदृश्टस्सर्वभूतानांततोभवतिराक्षसः ।निहन्तिसमरेशत्रून् बध्नाति च शरोत्तमैः ।।6.87.5।।

Transliteration

adṛṣṭaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṃ tato bhavati rākṣasaḥ | nihanti samare śatrūn badhnāti ca śarottamaiḥ || 6.87.5 ||

Translation

اس کے بعد وہ راکشس سب مخلوقات کی نگاہ سے اوجھل ہو جاتا ہے؛ جنگ میں دشمنوں کو قتل کرتا ہے اور بہترین تیروں سے انہیں جکڑ بھی دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• अदृष्टः: unseen/invisible
• अदृष्टः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-दृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण (negative adjective)

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (sarva-bhūta = all beings)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: काल/क्रम (Temporal sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/कालवाचक (thereafter)

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• राक्षसः: the rākṣasa (demon)
• राक्षसः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• निहन्ति: kills/strikes down
• निहन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• बध्नाति: binds
• बध्नाति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शरोत्तमैः: with excellent arrows
• शरोत्तमैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); तत्पुरुष (uttama of arrows = best arrows)

Context

"O Lowly Rakshasa! This worry has come to you today. Entering the banyan tree is not possible for you today."

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit
• Rākṣasa
• Arrows (śara)

FAQs

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

Dharma must confront adharma’s reliance on concealment and coercion; invisibility symbolizes unethical advantage, opposed by truth-led vigilance.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa describes Indrajit’s battle-mode after rites: becoming unseen and incapacitating foes with superior missiles.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and preparedness in dharmic warfare—Lakṣmaṇa is urged to act with alertness against deceptive tactics.