Shloka 145

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

ततो विभीषणो नाम तस्य भ्राता महामतिः।तेन राक्षसराजोऽसौ याचितो मम कारणात्।।।।

Transliteration

tato vibhīṣaṇo nāma tasya bhrātā mahāmatiḥ | tena rākṣasarājo 'sau yācito mama kāraṇāt ||

Translation

Daraufhin flehte sein Bruder namens Vibhīṣaṇa, von edlem Verstand, jenen König der Rākṣasas meinetwegen an.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/thereupon’

• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Vibhishana
• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Name marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable used for naming): ‘by name’

• tasya: his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम

• bhrātā: brother
• bhrātā: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to vibhīṣaṇaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahāmatiḥ: very wise, noble-minded
• mahāmatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-mati (प्रातिपदिक; components: mahā + mati)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘great-minded’); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); vibhīṣaṇaḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tena: by him
• tena: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम

• rākṣasarājaḥ: the demon-king
• rākṣasarājaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (of passive ‘was requested’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa-rāja (प्रातिपदिक; components: rākṣasa + rāja)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘king of demons’); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम; निर्देश (deictic)

• yācitaḥ: was requested, entreated
• yācitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम

• kāraṇāt: because of, on account of
• kāraṇāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

"Vibhisana, a very pious brother of the demon king, interceded on my behalf.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

It affirms the dharma of wise counsel: even within an unrighteous court, a righteous person must advise restraint and justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa intervenes to prevent Rāvaṇa from killing Hanumān.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s moral courage—speaking for dharma despite familial and political risk.