Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 11

कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्

The Awakening of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

उमानन्दीश्वरश्चापिरम्भावरुणकन्यका ।।।।यथोक्तास्तन्मयाप्राप्तंनमिथ्याऋषिभाषितम्

Transliteration

umānandīśvaraś cāpi rambhā varuṇakanyakā |

yathoktās tan mayā prāptaṃ na mithyā ṛṣibhāṣitam ||6.60.11||

Translation

So too did Umā, Nandīśvara, Rambhā, and Varuṇa’s daughter speak as foretold; and I have met with exactly that—what seers declared is not false.

Word by Word

• umā: Umā
• umā: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; नाम

• nandīśvaraḥ: Nandīśvara
• nandīśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक (also/even)

• rambhā: Rambhā
• rambhā: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rambhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; नाम

• varuṇa-kanyakā: Varuṇa's daughter
• varuṇa-kanyakā: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa + kanyakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (varuṇasya kanyakā)

• yathā-uktāḥ: as spoken
• yathā-uktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) बहुवचन प्रथमा; ‘as said’ (referring to those statements/prophecies)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया एकवचन

• prāptam: has been obtained; has come to pass
• prāptam: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• mithyā: false
• mithyā: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (विधेय/adverbial predicate)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mithyā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (falsely/untrue)

• ṛṣi-bhāṣitam: the sages' utterance
• ṛṣi-bhāṣitam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi + bhāṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāṣitam)

Context

"Uma, Nandeeswara, Rambha and daughter of Varuna have cursed me like that and the prediction of those endowed with vision has been attained by me."

Characters & Entities

• Ravana
• Uma
• Nandishvara
• Rambha
• Varuna

FAQs

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

Satya (truth) is upheld through the unfailing fruition of righteous speech: the words of seers and the moral law behind curses prove reliable.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa interprets his present crisis as the fulfillment of earlier pronouncements/curses connected to his misconduct.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence for truth (satya-bhāva) is implied—recognizing that prophetic moral speech is dependable, even when it condemns oneself.