Shloka 23

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

इत्येवंतुवदवनीर्वोलक्ष्मणंलक्ष्मणाग्रजः ।तस्मादवातरच्छीघ्रंपर्वताग्रान्महाबलः ।।6.41.23।।

Transliteration

ity evaṁ tu vadann vīro lakṣmaṇaṁ lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ | tasmād avātarac chīghraṁ parvatāgrān mahā-balaḥ ||

Translation

如此对罗什曼那说罢，那大力的英雄——罗什曼那的兄长——便迅速自山巅下行。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• evam: in this manner
• evam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• tu: but; then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) indicating contrast/emphasis

• vadan: speaking; saying
• vadan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle/शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with subject (lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ)

• vīraḥ: the hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; apposition to subject

• lakṣmaṇam: Lakshmana (to/at Lakshmana)
• lakṣmaṇam: Sampradāna/Karma (सम्प्रदान/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ: Lakshmana's elder brother (Rama)
• lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa+agraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; samāsa: lakṣmaṇasya agrajaḥ (elder brother of Lakshmana)

• tasmāt: from there
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun/सर्वनाम), Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka usage, Pañcamī vibhakti (Ablative/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana

• avātarat: descended
• avātarat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava+tṝ (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect past/लङ्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, parasmaipada

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghram (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• parvatāgrāt: from the mountain peak
• parvatāgrāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata+agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग) or Puṃliṅga depending on agra; here ablative singular: Pañcamī, Ekavacana; samāsa: parvatasya agraṃ (mountain-peak)

• mahābalaḥ: mighty; of great strength
• mahābalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā+bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of subject; samāsa: mahad balaṃ yasya (great strength)

Context

Mighty hero Rama, (the elder brother of Lakshmana) said to Lakshmana in this manner (as described earlier) and descended from the peak of the mountain without delay.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Mountain peak

FAQs

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

Dharma as promptness in duty: after counsel and assessment, one moves without delay toward the required action.

What is the narrative situation?

After warning Lakṣmaṇa and stating the course of action, Rāma physically moves to rejoin and direct the forces.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Initiative—Rāma transitions immediately from speech to decisive action.