Shloka 31

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

अमर्षमाणस्तत्कर्मरावणस्यसुतोबली ।।।।विव्याथदशभिर्बाणैस्सौमित्रिंतममर्षणम् ।

Transliteration

amaraṣamāṇas tat karma rāvaṇasya suto balī | vivyātha daśabhir bāṇaiḥ saumitriṁ tam amarṣaṇam ||

Translation

راون کا وہ زورآور پُتر اس کرتوت کو برداشت نہ کر سکا؛ غضبناک ہو کر اس نے اس بے تاب نہ ہونے والے سومِتری کو دس بانوں سے چھید ڈالا۔

Word by Word

• amarṣamāṇaḥ: not tolerating
• amarṣamāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amarṣamāṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √mṛṣ (धातु) with a- + intensive sense)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त; ‘not enduring, intolerant’

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adjective to ‘karma’

• karma: deed, act
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• rāvaṇasya: of Ravana
• rāvaṇasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• balī: strong
• balī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘strong’

• vivyātha: struck, pierced
• vivyātha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vyath/vidh? (धातु; here from √vyadh ‘to pierce’ with perfect stem)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘pierced/struck’

• daśabhiḥ: with ten
• daśabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; numeral adjective

• bāṇaiḥ: arrows
• bāṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• saumitriṃ: Saumitri (Lakshmana)
• saumitriṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• tam: that
• tam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; pronoun used adjectivally

• amarṣaṇam: wrathful, unyielding
• amarṣaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amarṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘wrathful/unyielding’ as epithet

Context

Indrajith, unable to tolerate the action of Saumithri, was angry and struck him with ten arrows.

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit
• Rāvaṇa
• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri)

FAQs

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

The verse warns that unchecked anger (krodha) quickly turns into violence; dharma calls for self-mastery even amid justified conflict.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit retaliates after Lakṣmaṇa strikes his horses, responding with a volley of ten arrows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indrajit’s martial power is highlighted, though coupled with intolerance and anger rather than restraint.