Shloka 18

इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्

Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras

Devanagari script

हन्तुकामस्यमेबाष्पंचक्षुश्चैवनिरुध्यति ।तमेवैषमहाबाहुर्लक्ष्मणश्शमयिष्यति ।।।।वानराघ्नतसम्भूयभृत्यानस्यसमीपगान् ।

Transliteration

hantukāmasya me bāṣpaṃ cakṣuś caiva nirudhyati |

tam evaiṣa mahābāhur lakṣmaṇaḥ śamayīṣyati ||

vānarā ghnata sambhūya bhṛtyān asya samīpagān |

Translation

纵然我欲将其诛杀，泪水却遮蔽并牵制了我的双眼。那位大臂的罗什曼那将亲自使他止息、令其终结。婆那罗们，聚集起来，击灭那些正逼近的随从。

Word by Word

• हन्तुकामस्य: of (me) wishing to kill
• हन्तुकामस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hantu-kāma (प्रातिपदिक; हन्तुं कामः)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (हन्तुं कामः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; ‘of one wishing to kill’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (enclitic)

• बाष्पम्: tears
• बाष्पम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• चक्षुः: the eye/eyesight
• चक्षुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• निरुध्यति: restrains/holds back
• निरुध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-rudh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (महौ बाहू यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; epithet of Lakṣmaṇa

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• शमयिष्यति: will subdue (kill)
• शमयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śam (धातु, causative शमय-)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘will subdue/kill’

• वानराः: the Vanaras
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन

• घ्नत: kill! strike!
• घ्नत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; Vedic/epic form for ‘घ्नत’ = ‘हत’/‘जघ्नत’ sense ‘strike/kill!’

• सम्भूय: having gathered
• सम्भूय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-bhū (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-कृदन्त (absolutive): ‘having gathered’

• भृत्यान्: attendants
• भृत्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन

• समीपगान्: nearby/approaching
• समीपगान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samīpa-ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समीपं गच्छन्ति/समीपे गाः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन; qualifies ‘भृत्यान्’

Context

"I wish to kill him, tears are clouding my eyes. Mighty armed Lakshmana will kill him. Vanaras collected together are coming near him and can destroy his attendants."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vānara
• Indrajit (implied ‘him’)

FAQs

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

Righteous action may require self-restraint: personal emotion is acknowledged, yet duty is fulfilled by ensuring the right agent (Lakṣmaṇa) completes the necessary act.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa, torn by emotion, recognizes Lakṣmaṇa as the one who will defeat Indrajit and orders the vānaras to eliminate Indrajit’s supporting attendants.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom and disciplined leadership—channeling forces appropriately while mastering grief.