Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 6

इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं

Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

तंभीममार्गमाणादिशोदशःवेगाहरयोनाराचैःक्षतविग्रहाः ।अन्धकारेनददृशुर्मेघैस्सूर्यमिवावृतम् ।।6.45.6।।

Transliteration

taṃ bhīmam ārgamāṇā diśo daśa vegā harayo nārācaiḥ kṣatavigrahāḥ |

andhakāreṇa na dadṛśuḥ meghaiḥ sūryam ivāvṛtam ||6.45.6||

Translation

Dẫu kinh hãi lao đi, dò tìm khắp mười phương, các dũng sĩ Vānara—thân thể bị những mũi tên sắt xé rách—vẫn chẳng thấy được hắn trong bóng tối, như mặt trời bị mây che phủ.

Word by Word

• rāma-lakṣmaṇayoḥ: upon Rama and Lakshmana
• rāma-lakṣmaṇayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual; द्वन्द्व: 'of Rama and Lakshmana'

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• sarva-deha-bhidaḥ: piercing all over the body
• sarva-deha-bhidaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोग: 'body-piercing everywhere' (agreeing with śarān)

• śarān: arrows
• śarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• bhṛśam: violently/repeatedly
• bhṛśam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• āveśayāmāsa: caused to enter; drove in (pierced)
• āveśayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु) + ā- → āveśayati (णिच्)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; causative (णिच्), parasmaipada

• rāvaṇiḥ: Rāvaṇi (Indrajit)
• rāvaṇiḥ: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• samitiñjayaḥ: conqueror in battle
• samitiñjayaḥ: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samitiṃ-jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'victor in battle' (epithet)

Context

All those monkeys, exceedingly rejoiced, held huge trees, and went in ten directions searching and sprang to the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Vānara warriors
• Indrajit (implied as “him”)
• darkness
• sun (sūrya)
• clouds (megha)

FAQs

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

It highlights how adharma can operate by obscuring truth (satya): when clarity is hidden, righteous forces must endure pain and continue seeking what is right.

What is the narrative situation?

The Vānara troops, wounded by iron arrows, fail to locate Indrajit because he is concealed by darkness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance under injury and confusion—continuing the search despite suffering and uncertainty.