Shloka 9

इन्द्रजित्प्रेषणम्—ब्रह्मास्त्रबन्धः, हनूमद्ग्रहणं, रावणसभाप्रवेशः

Indrajit’s Deployment—Brahmāstra Binding, Hanuman’s Capture, Entry into Ravana’s Court

Devanagari script

इदं हि दृष्ट्वा मतिमन्महद्बलं कपेः प्रभावं च पराक्रमं च।त्वमात्मनश्चापि समीक्ष्य सारं कुरुष्व वेगं स्वबलानुरूपम्।।।।

Transliteration

idaṃ hi dṛṣṭvā matiman mahad-balaṃ kapeḥ prabhāvaṃ ca parākramaṃ ca | tvam ātmanaś cāpi samīkṣya sāraṃ kuruṣva vegaṃ svabalānurūpam ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc trí, đã tận mắt thấy sức mạnh lớn lao của khỉ ấy, cùng uy lực và dũng mãnh của nó, ngài cũng hãy xét kỹ thực lực chân thật của chính mình, rồi hãy vận dụng tốc lực và thế công cho tương xứng với binh lực của ngài.

Word by Word

• idam: this (fact/thing)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/indeed

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen/observed
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• matiman: O intelligent one
• matiman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matimat (मतिमत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (महत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• balam: strength
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (बल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kapeḥ: of the monkey
• kapeḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (कपि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• prabhāvam: power/majesty
• prabhāvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रभाव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• parākramam: valour
• parākramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parākrama (पराक्रम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ātmanaḥ: of yourself/your own
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), 'also/even'

• samīkṣya: having considered/examined
• samīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-īkṣ (सम्+ईक्ष् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल

• sāram: essence/true measure
• sāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāra (सार प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kuruṣva: do/make
• kuruṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vegam: speed/effort
• vegam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vega (वेग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• sva-balānurūpam: in accordance with your own strength
• sva-balānurūpam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (स्व प्रातिपदिक) + bala (बल प्रातिपदिक) + anurūpa (अनुरूप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वबलस्य अनुरूपम् = suitable to one’s own strength)

Context

"O intelligent warrior! measure the strength, power and valour of the monkey and your own strength carefully. Exercise your own strength and speed accordingly.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān (kapi)
• Indrajit/Meghanāda (probable addressee; not named)

FAQs

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

Prudence (nīti) as a limb of dharma: one should measure the opponent and oneself truthfully before acting; right action requires realistic self-assessment, not rashness.

What is the narrative situation?

After witnessing Hanumān’s feats, advice is given to respond with a strategy proportionate to one’s actual capability.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discernment and strategic restraint—strength guided by intelligence rather than impulsive pride.