Shloka 6

राक्षसपरिषद्वाक्यम्

Counsel of the Rakshasa Court to Ravana

Devanagari script

कैलासशिखरावासीयक्षैर्बहुभिरावृतः ।सुमहत्कदनंकृत्वावश्यस्तेधनदःकृतः ।।6.7.6।।

Transliteration

kailāsa-śikhara-vāsī yakṣair bahubhir āvṛtaḥ |

sumahat kadanaṃ kṛtvā vaśyas te dhanadaḥ kṛtaḥ ||6.7.6||

Translation

Kubera (Dhanada), que moraba en la cumbre de Kailāsa y estaba rodeado de muchos yakṣas, fue sometido por ti después de que causaras una gran matanza.

Word by Word

• कैलास-शिखर-आवासी: dwelling on Kailasa’s peak
• कैलास-शिखर-आवासी: विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक) + शिखर (प्रातिपदिक) + आवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) — ‘dwelling on the peak of Kailāsa’

• यक्षैः: by Yakshas
• यक्षैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — instrumental ‘by/with Yakṣas’

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: विशेषण (Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — adjective qualifying यक्षैः

• आवृतः: surrounded
• आवृतः: कर्मणि-भाव (Karmani/कर्मणि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘surrounded/covered’

• सु-महत्: very great
• सु-महत्: विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — adjective qualifying कदनम्

• कदनम्: slaughter; destruction
• कदनम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — object of कृत्वा

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having done/made’

• वश्यः: submissive
• वश्यः: कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध (Karta-predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — predicate adjective ‘submissive/subject’

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — enclitic genitive ‘of/to you’ (contextually ‘to you’)

• धनदः: Kubera (giver of wealth)
• धनदः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Kubera

• कृतः: was made
• कृतः: कर्मणि-भाव (Karmani/कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘made/brought (to a state)’; with वश्यः as result-state

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Yakṣas
• Kubera (Dhanada)
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

The verse points to domination achieved through violence; the Dharmic teaching is that rule gained by harm and coercion is unstable and morally corrupting, inviting eventual retribution.

What is the narrative situation?

The counselors recall Rāvaṇa’s subjugation of Kubera to amplify his sense of invincibility.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The counselors praise force; the epic’s virtue in contrast is self-restraint (dama) and respect for rightful order.