Shloka 91

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

पितृमहात्म्यसंयोगात्मनश्चापितेजसा ।जानुभ्यानुपतद्भूमौनतुप्राणैर्व्ययुज्यत ।।6.59.91।।

Transliteration

pitṛ-mahātmya-saṃyogād ātmanaś cāpi tejasā |

jānubhyāṃ nyapatad bhūmau na tu prāṇair vyayujyata ||6.59.91||

Translation

Nhờ oai lực của người cha vĩ đại và cũng nhờ nội lực rực sáng của chính mình, chàng quỳ gối ngã xuống đất—nhưng sinh mệnh vẫn không lìa thân.

Word by Word

• पितृ-महात्म्य-संयोगात्: due to the connection with (his) father's greatness
• पितृ-महात्म्य-संयोगात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + महात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास; पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause)

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/समुच्चयार्थ (particle: also/even)

• तेजसा: by (his) power
• तेजसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-भावः (instrumental: by/through)

• जानुभ्याम्: with (his) two knees
• जानुभ्याम्: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), द्विवचन

• उपतत्: fell down
• उपतत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• तु: but
• तु: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेष (particle: but/however)

• प्राणैः: from (his) life-breaths
• प्राणैः: Apadana (अपादान/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• व्ययुज्यत: was separated (ceased)
• व्ययुज्यत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + युज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; निषेधेन सह (न ... व्ययुज्यत)

Context

By virtue of his father's greatness and his own power, his life did not cease but he fell on the ground.

Characters & Entities

• Nīla

FAQs

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

It affirms that inherited virtue and personal tejas support dharmic resilience; lineage is meaningful when upheld by one’s own strength and conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Though felled by Rāvaṇa’s strike, Nīla does not die; he collapses but retains life.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resilience (dhairya) sustained by both ancestral merit and personal power.