Shloka 4

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

यदिप्रीतिस्समुत्पन्नामयितेविबुधेश्वर ।वक्ष्यामिकुरुमेसत्यंवचनंवदतांवर ।।।।

Transliteration

yadi prītiḥ samutpannā mayi te vibudheśvara | vakṣyāmi kuru me satyaṃ vacanaṃ vadatāṃ vara ||

Translation

若你对我确已生起慈意，噢诸天之主、善言之最者，我便将所求陈明；愿你使我所言皆得成就。

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्तसूचक-अव्यय)

• प्रीतिः: affection, pleasure
• प्रीतिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समुत्पन्ना: arisen
• समुत्पन्ना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ut-pad (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with प्रीतिः

• मयि: in me, towards me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विबुधेश्वर: Lord of the gods
• विबुधेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibudha + īśvara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विबुधानाम् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I will speak
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कुरु: do, make
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: true, truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; predicate-object with कुरु

• वचनम्: word, statement
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वदताम्: of speakers
• वदताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/of speakers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vad (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle) used substantively; पुंलिङ्ग/सामान्य, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• वर: O best
• वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

"Subduer of enemies! See your brothers, great souls Bharata and Satrughna devoted to you who are in grief due to your separation, see your mothers. Get consecrated. People will rejoice.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Indra

FAQs

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

Satya is central: Rāma frames the boon as the making-true of a righteous utterance, highlighting that divine power should uphold truth.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma formally begins his petition to Indra, asking that his forthcoming request be fulfilled.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s reverence and disciplined speech—he treats requests as solemn vows aligned with truth.