Shloka 73

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

ब्रवीमित्वांहितंवाक्यंक्रियतामौर्ध्वदैहिकम् ।सुदृष्टाक्रियतांलङ्काजीवितंतेमयिस्थितम् ।।6.41.73।।

Transliteration

bravīmi tvāṁ hitaṁ vākyaṁ kriyatām aurdhva-daihikam | su-dṛṣṭā kriyatāṁ laṅkā jīvitaṁ te mayi sthitam ||6.41.73||

Translation

Te digo una palabra para tu bien: prepara los ritos de lo que sigue a la muerte. Que Laṅkā disponga las exequias finales; tu vida ahora está en mis manos.

Word by Word

• bravīmi: I speak
• bravīmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvām: to you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• hitam: beneficial
• hitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; dhā (धा) धातु, नि-धात्वर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (beneficial)

• vākyam: words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kriyatām: let (it) be done
• kriyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive): let it be done

• aurdhva-daīhikam: funeral rites
• aurdhva-daīhikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrdhva (ऊर्ध्व प्रातिपदिक) + deha (देह प्रातिपदिक) + -ika (इक प्रत्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (और्ध्वदैहिक = देहानन्तर-सम्बन्धि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; क्रियताम् इत्यस्य कर्तव्य-वस्तु

• sudṛṣṭā: auspicious
• sudṛṣṭā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; dṛś (दृश्) धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (well-seen/auspicious)

• kriyatām: let it be done
• kriyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• laṅkā: Lanka
• laṅkā: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (कर्मणि-क्रियताम् इत्यत्र कर्तृस्थाने)

• jīvitam: life
• jīvitam: Kartr̥-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• sthitam: rests/depends
• sthitam: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; जīvitam इत्यस्य विशेषण

Context

Having addressed it in well- meaning words, Rama said 'I will do you obsequies as no one will be left in Lanka to do your last rites'.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ravana
• Lanka

FAQs

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

Even in war, dharma includes truthful warning and clarity of consequence. Rama’s speech combines moral admonition with responsibility: adharma leads to ruin, and the righteous do not conceal the outcome.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama, sending a message through Angada, warns Ravana of imminent defeat and speaks of the inevitability of death if Ravana persists.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya (truthfulness) and unwavering determination—Rama states consequences plainly without deceit.