Shloka 89
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
Devanagari script
ववर्षुःपुष्पवर्षाणितदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ।प्रशशंसुर्हतेतस्मिन्राक्षसेक्रूरकर्मणि ।।।।
Transliteration
vavarṣuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi tad adbhutam ivābhavat |
praśaśaṃsur hate tasmin rākṣase krūra-karmaṇi ||
Translation
Họ rải xuống những trận mưa hoa—kỳ diệu như một phép mầu—và khi tên Rākṣasa làm ác kia đã bị diệt, họ tán thán chiến công ấy.
Word by Word
vavarṣuḥshowered
vavarṣuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvṛṣ (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
puṣpavarṣāṇishowers of flowers
puṣpavarṣāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpuṣpa + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa: puṣpa-varṣa = 'rain of flowers'; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
tadthat
tad:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
adbhutamwonderful
adbhutam:
Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधान-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootadbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective for 'tad'
ivaas if
iva:
Upamāna-sūcaka (उपमानसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormComparison particle (उपमा-निपात)
abhavatbecame / was
abhavat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
praśaśaṃsuḥpraised
praśaśaṃsuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-śaṃs (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
hatewhen slain
hate:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roothan (धातु) > hata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPPP (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); 'when slain'
tasminin that (case)/when he
tasmin:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine (contextual), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
rākṣasein that Rakshasa
rākṣase:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootrākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
krūrakarmaṇiof cruel deeds
krūrakarmaṇi:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkrūra + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya: krūra-karman = 'cruel-deeded'; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally for rākṣase
Context
With cruel minded Rakshasa killed, celebrities showered rain of flowers praising the wonderful deed.
Characters & Entities
D
Devas (implied celebrants)I
Indrajit (implied as slain)FAQs
Righteous action earns approbation: praise and blessings symbolically follow the defeat of cruelty and injustice.
A celestial flower-shower and acclaim mark the slaying of the cruel adversary.
Courage in the service of justice—ending cruelty—is treated as a deed worthy of public and divine praise.