Shloka 8

कबन्धमोक्षः—सुग्रीवमैत्र्युपदेशः

Kabandha’s Release and Counsel to Befriend Sugriva

Devanagari script

राम षड्युक्तयो लोके याभिस्सर्वं विमृश्यते।परिमृष्टो दशान्तेन दशाभागेन सेव्यते।।।।

Transliteration

rāma ṣaḍyuktayo loke yābhis sarvaṃ vimṛśyate |

parimṛṣṭo daśāntena daśābhāgena sevyate ||

Translation

O Rāma, in dieser Welt gibt es sechs kluge Mittel, durch die alles erwogen und entschieden wird. Und wenn ein Mensch durch die Wendung der Zeit geprüft wird, soll er den Anteil an Unglück ertragen, der ihm zufällt.

Word by Word

• दशाभागगतः: having entered a bad phase/portion
• दशाभागगतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of ‘tvam’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशा + भाग + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (दशाभागं गतः)

• हीनः: deprived, in low state
• हीनः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of ‘tvam’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• राम: O Rama
• राम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सलक्ष्मणः: together with Lakshmana
• सलक्ष्मणः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of ‘tvam’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; अव्ययीभाव (लक्ष्मणेन सह)

• यत्कृते: because of which
• यत्कृते: हेतु (Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; हेतु-वाचक (because of which/for whose sake)

• व्यसनम्: calamity, sorrow
• व्यसनम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject of passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्तम्: has occurred
• प्राप्तम्: क्रिया (Predicate in passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘has been obtained/has occurred’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: कर्ता (Agent in passive/Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दारप्रधर्षणम्: violation/abduction of (your) wife
• दारप्रधर्षणम्: अपादान/हेतु (Cause/appositive to calamity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार + प्रधर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दाराणां प्रधर्षणम्)

Context

Thereafter shining brightly in pure clothes and wearing ornaments all over the body, Kabandha hurtled out happily and instantaneously from the pyre.

Characters & Entities

• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma includes prudent discernment: one should evaluate circumstances with established means of reasoning/strategy, and also accept that hardship can arrive as a ‘share’ to be borne without abandoning righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha begins giving Rama counsel that blends moral steadiness with practical statecraft-like reasoning.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s resilience is being called forth—steadfast endurance guided by thoughtful judgment.