Shloka 5

निकुम्भिला

यज्ञविघ्नः — Vibhishana’s Counsel and Lakshmana’s March to Nikumbhila

Devanagari script

यथाज्ञप्तंमहाबाहोत्वयागुल्मनिवेशनम् ।तत्तथाऽनुष्ठितंवीरत्वद्वाक्यसमनन्तरम् ।।6.85.5।।

Transliteration

yathājñaptaṁ mahābāho tvayā gulmaniveśanam | tat tathānuṣṭhitaṁ vīra tvadvākyasamanantaram || 6.85.5 ||

Translation

Ô héros aux bras puissants, comme tu as ordonné l’installation des troupes, ainsi cela a été accompli, aussitôt après ta parole.

Word by Word

• यथा: as, in the manner that
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable); प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• आज्ञप्तम्: commanded, ordered
• आज्ञप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jñap (धातु) + ā- उपसर्ग; ājñapta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् बाहुः यस्य/महाबाहुः)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• गुल्म-निवेशनम्: the stationing/placement of the troops (in detachments)
• गुल्म-निवेशनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gulma + niveśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुल्मस्य निवेशनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: thus, in that way
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• अनुष्ठितम्: has been carried out/done
• अनुष्ठितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√sthā (धातु) ; anuṣṭhita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (अस्ति इति अध्याहारः)

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• त्वद्-वाक्य-समनन्तरम्: immediately after your words/order
• त्वद्-वाक्य-समनन्तरम्: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tvad + vākya + samanantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्वद्वाक्यस्य समनन्तरम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

Context

Vibheeshana, who was skilled in expression, spoke again as follows on hearing Raghava's words.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Mahābāhu/Vīra)
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Gulma (troop detachments)

FAQs

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

Dharma is disciplined obedience to righteous leadership: orders given for a just cause are executed promptly and accurately.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa reports that Rāma’s command to arrange the forces into units has been implemented without delay.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Organizational responsibility and fidelity to duty—swift execution of a rightful command.