Shloka 22

शरबन्धनविलापः

The Lament under the Net of Arrows

Devanagari script

तच्चमिथ्याप्रलप्तंमांप्रधक्ष्यतिनसंशयः ।यन्मयानकृतोराजाराक्षसानांविभीषणः ।।6.49.22।।

Transliteration

tac ca mithyāpralaptaṃ māṃ pradhakṣyati na saṃśayaḥ |

yan mayā na kṛto rājā rākṣasānāṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ ||6.49.22||

Translation

Dieses falsche Wort von mir wird mich verbrennen—ohne Zweifel—da ich Vibhīṣaṇa nicht zum König der Rākṣasas gemacht habe.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; संकेत (that)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (and)

• mithyāpralaptam: false speech/lie
• mithyāpralaptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mithyā (अव्यय) + pralapta (प्रातिपदिक; √lap)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP) ‘pralapta’; कर्मधारयः—मिथ्यैव प्रलप्तम् (false utterance)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• pradhakṣyati: will burn/consume
• pradhakṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhakṣ (धातु; √dah with preverb pra-)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• yat: because/that
• yat: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् सम्बन्धसूचकं (relative particle: because/that)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• kṛtaḥ: made/appointed
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘made/appointed’

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• rākṣasānām: of the rākṣasas
• rākṣasānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचनम्

• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Vibhīṣaṇa
• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Context

"Sugriva! You return back from here now. Strong Ravana will chase you because of my not being here."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhishana
• Rakshasas

FAQs

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

Satya (truthfulness): false speech is seen as morally corrosive, bringing inner punishment (remorse) and fear of consequences.

What is the narrative situation?

In the shock of the battlefield reversal, the speaker fears the karmic and practical fallout of having spoken untruth regarding Vibhīṣaṇa’s kingship.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Conscience and accountability—recognizing one’s own lapse from truth and feeling compelled to rectify it.