Shloka 27

राक्षसपरिषद्वाक्यम्

Counsel of the Rakshasa Court to Ravana

Devanagari script

राजन्नापदयुक्तेयमागताप्राकृताज्जनात् ।हृदिनैवत्वयाकार्यात्वंवधिष्यसिराघवम् ।।।।

Transliteration

rājann āpada-yuktā iyam āgatā prākṛtāj janāt |

hṛdi naiva tvayā kāryā tvaṃ vadhiṣyasi rāghavam ||6.7.27||

Translation

O König, diese Gefahr ist von gewöhnlichen Leuten ausgegangen; nimm sie dir nicht zu Herzen — gewiss wirst du Rāghava (Rāma) erschlagen.

Word by Word

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• आपद्-युक्ता: fraught with danger
• आपद्-युक्ता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āpad + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; past participle yukta (युक्त) from √yuj; compound: āpad (आपद्) + yukta = 'connected with danger'

• इयम्: this (situation)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• आगता: has come
• आगता: Karta-bhāva (कर्तृभाव/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with इयम्

• प्राकृतात्: from ordinary/common
• प्राकृतात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prākṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; qualifies जनात्

• जनात्: people
• जनात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• हृदि: in (your) heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• कार्यāt: from what should be done (duty)
• कार्यāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; sense: 'from/than what is to be done'

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• वधिष्यसि: will kill
• वधिष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vadh (धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• राघवम्: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Context

"O King! This danger has come to you from ordinary people. You should not take it to heart. You shall kill Raghava."৷৷ইত্যার্ষেশ্রীবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেসপ্তমঃসর্গঃ৷৷This is the end of the seventh sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

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

A key Ramayana lesson appears by negation: belittling a righteous opponent and dismissing danger is a form of untruth (asatya) and arrogance; Dharma requires honest assessment and humility before justice.

What is the narrative situation?

The counselors minimize the threat posed by Rāma and his allies, reassuring Rāvaṇa that the crisis is insignificant and that he will prevail.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse highlights the absence of a virtue—satya (truthful realism) and nīti (wise policy)—in the counselors’ speech.