Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 89, Shloka 10

इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मणयोर् घोरः शरयुद्धः

Indrajit and Lakshmana’s Fierce Exchange of Arrows

Devanagari script

युवांखलुमहायुद्धेशक्रानिसमैश्शरैः ।शायितौप्रथमंभूमौविसंज्ञौसपुरस्सरौ ।।6.89.10।।

Transliteration

yuvāṃ khalu mahāyuddhe śakrānisamaiś śaraiḥ |

śāyitau prathamaṃ bhūmau visaṃjñau sapuras sarau ||

Translation

“确实，在那场大战之初，你们二人最先倒卧尘土，昏迷不醒，被我的箭所击——如同因陀罗的雷霆。”

Word by Word

• युवाम्: you two
• युवाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/स्मरणार्थक अव्यय (particle: indeed)

• महायुद्धे: in the great battle
• महायुद्धे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; महा + युद्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शक्राशनिसमैः: like Indra's thunderbolt
• शक्राशनिसमैः: करण-विशेषण (Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र-अशनि-सम (प्रातिपदिक; शक्र + अशनि + सम)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (like Indra's thunderbolt)

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• शायितौ: were laid down
• शायितौ: कर्म (Karma; in passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शा/शी (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे (were made to lie)

• प्रथमम्: at first
• प्रथमम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative: at first)

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

• विसंज्ञौ: unconscious
• विसंज्ञौ: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• सपुरःसरौ: with their attendants/retinue
• सपुरःसरौ: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक; स + पुरःसर)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'having attendants/foremost followers'

Context

"Formerly in the course of the first battle, the great combat, you two were laid down on ground having lost senses struck by my thunderbolt like arrows and Asani of Indra."

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma (implied by 'you two')
• Indrajit (Meghanāda)
• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

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

Dharma calls for truth-tested courage: recalling past defeat is a tactic to shake resolve, but the righteous must not abandon their duty due to fear or memory of suffering.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit taunts by referencing an earlier occasion when Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa were felled by his powerful arrows, attempting psychological advantage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

For the dharmic heroes, resilience—rising again to uphold truth; for Indrajit, strategic intimidation and pride in prior success.