Shloka 91

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

ऊचुश्चसहितास्तुष्टादेवगन्धर्वदानवाः ।विज्वराश्शान्तकलुषाब्राह्मणाविचरन्त्विति ।।।।

Transliteration

ūcuś ca sahitās tuṣṭā deva-gandharva-dānavāḥ |

vijvarāḥ śānta-kaluṣā brāhmaṇā vicarantu iti ||

Translation

خوش و خرم اور اکٹھے ہو کر دیوتا، گندھرو اور دانَو بول اٹھے: “برہمن بےتب و رنج سے آزاد، آفتوں سے پرسکون، بےخوف ہو کر آمد و رفت کریں۔”

Word by Word

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

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

• sahitāḥ: assembled together
• sahitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-hita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त) from √dhā with sa-? (lexical 'sahita' = 'together/assembled'); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies devagandharvadānavāḥ

• tuṣṭāḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) > tuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• vijvarāḥ: free from distress
• vijvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); vi- as privative: 'free from fever/affliction'

• śāntakaluṣāḥ: with impurity calmed
• śāntakaluṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta + kaluṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: śānta-kaluṣa = 'whose impurity/turbidity is calmed'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies brāhmaṇāḥ (as desired state)

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmanas
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vicarantu: may (they) move about
• vicarantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-car (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyānta-sūcaka (वाक्यान्तसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात) marking end of speech

Context

Devas, Danavas and Ghandharvas arrived there and said, "Let the Brahmins be without anxiety and move about without fear."

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Dānavas
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

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

A dharmic kingdom safeguards the learned and the good: fearlessness for brāhmaṇas symbolizes the restoration of lawful, truth-centered life.

What is the narrative situation?

Celestial beings publicly announce that the time of anxiety has passed and that the Brahmins may live and move freely.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respect for spiritual and ethical custodians (brāhmaṇas) and the duty to protect them from intimidation.