Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 6

इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः

Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

इमांप्रतिज्ञांशृणुशक्रशत्रोःसुनिश्चितांपौरुषदैवयुक्ताम् ।अद्यैवरामंसहलक्ष्मणेनसन्तर्पयिष्यामिशरैरमोघैः ।।।।

Transliteration

imāṃ pratijñāṃ śṛṇu śakraśatroḥ suniścitāṃ pauruṣadaivayuktām |

adyaiva rāmaṃ sahalakṣmaṇena santarpayiṣyāmi śarair amoghaiḥ ||

Translation

“听这因陀罗之敌的誓言：决意已定，兼具人间勇力与天授威能。就在今日，我必以无虚之箭使罗摩与罗什曼那同受其击。”

Word by Word

• imām: this
• imām: Karma (कर्म) (as qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of 'pratijñām'

• pratijñām: vow, pledge
• pratijñām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratijñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• śakraśatroḥ: of Indra's enemy (O enemy of Indra)
• śakraśatroḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन) (address via genitive epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra + śatru (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) 'śakrasya śatruḥ'; Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; sambodhyasya (addressed person) genitive of relation

• suniścitām: firmly resolved
• suniścitām: Karma (कर्म) (as qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + niścita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; niści + kta)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; kta-participle (क्त) used adjectivally; viśeṣaṇa of 'pratijñām'

• pauruṣadaivayuktām: joined with manly effort and divine power
• pauruṣadaivayuktām: Karma (कर्म) (as qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pauruṣa + daiva + yukta (प्रातिपदिक-त्रय; yukta = yuj + kta)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (coordinative sense within determinative: 'pauruṣeṇa daivena ca yuktā'); Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of 'pratijñām'

• adya: today
• adya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय) adverb

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात) emphatic particle

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक) / Sahārtha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Sahārtha-avyaya (सहार्थ-अव्यय) 'with'; governs instrumental

• lakṣmaṇena: with Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक) (associate in action)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; governed by 'saha'

• santarpayiṣyāmi: I shall satiate/overwhelm (i.e., finish off)
• santarpayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + tṛp (धातु) (causative: santarpay-)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्, periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person/उत्तम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; ṇijanta (णिजन्त, causative) sense 'to satiate/overwhelm'

• śaraiḥ: with arrows
• śaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); karaṇa (instrument)

• amoghaiḥ: unfailing
• amoghaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण) (as qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of 'śaraiḥ'

Context

"Listen to this vow of Indra's enemy, which is fully determined and combined with manliness and divinity. I shall put an end to Rama and Lakshmana with my wonderful arrows."

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit (Śakraśatru)
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indra (by epithet)

FAQs

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

A vow (pratijñā) gains moral weight only when aligned with dharma and satya; this verse presents a determined vow whose intent is harmful, prompting reflection on how resolve without righteousness becomes adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit declares his intention to strike down Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa using powerful, unfailing missiles.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unshakable determination is emphasized—yet the epic frames it as morally misdirected when used for unrighteous ends.