Shloka 7

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

हताइन्द्रजितासीताइतिश्रुत्वैवराघवः ।हनूमद्वचनात्सौम्यततोमोहमुपागतः ।।।।

Transliteration

hatā indrajitā sīteti śrutvaiva rāghavaḥ |

hanūmadvacanāt saumya tato moham upāgataḥ ||

Translation

«O Sanftmütiger: als Rāghava aus Hanūmāns Worten hörte: “Sītā ist von Indrajit erschlagen worden”, fiel er sogleich in Verwirrung.»

Word by Word

• hatā: killed
• hatā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata (han धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate with sītā

• indrajitā: by Indrajit
• indrajitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrajit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; agent instrumental ‘by Indrajit’ (form often appears as indrajitā in sandhi/metrical usage)

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा) ‘having heard’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-avyaya (अवधारण, emphatic particle)

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• hanūmadvacanāt: from Hanuman’s words
• hanūmadvacanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘hanūmataḥ vacanāt’ = ‘from Hanuman’s words’; Napumsaka, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; address (to someone present)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla/krama-avyaya (temporal/sequential adverb)

• moham: delusion
• moham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• upāgataḥ: entered/was overcome by
• upāgataḥ: Kriyā/Predicative (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upāgata (upa + ā + gam धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘having come to/entered’

Context

He (Vibheeshana) saw the great soul, the delight of the Ikshvaku race deluded, distressed, and lying on the lap of Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sītā
• Hanūmān
• Indrajit

FAQs

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

It warns that decisions must rest on verified truth (satya); unexamined reports can drive even the righteous into moha.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa explains that Rāma’s collapse followed the report—attributed to Hanūmān’s words—that Sītā was killed by Indrajit.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s clarity and responsibility in reporting facts as he understands them to allies.