Valmiki Ramayana 6.84.4 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 84, Shloka 4

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

राघवं च महात्मानमिक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दनम् ।ददर्शमोहमापन्नंलक्ष्मणस्याङ्गमाश्रितम् ।।6.84.3।।

Transliteration

rāghavaṃ ca mahātmānam ikṣvākukulanandanam |

dadarśa moham āpannaṃ lakṣmaṇasyāṅkam āśritam ||

Translation

विभीषण ने महात्मा राघव—इक्ष्वाकु-कुल के गौरव—को भ्रम और विषाद से ग्रस्त, लक्ष्मण की गोद में झुका हुआ देखा॥

Word by Word

• rāghavam: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction)

• mahātmānam: great-souled
• mahātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ikṣvākukulanandanam: delight of Ikshvaku clan
• ikṣvākukulanandanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ikṣvāku + kula + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

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

• āpannam: afflicted
• āpannam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āpanna (ā+pad धातु, क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• lakṣmaṇasya: of Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• aṅkam: lap
• aṅkam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• āśritam: resting in
• āśritam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āśrita (ā+śri धातु, क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

Context

"O mighty armed Rama! send Lakshmana endowed with auspicious qualities for the destruction of Rakshasa like Indra with thunderbolt", conveyed Vibheeshana.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Ikṣvāku dynasty

FAQs

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

Dharma is not the absence of sorrow but the discipline to return from confusion to righteous action.

What is the narrative situation?

A repeated/duplicate verse in this transmission reiterates Rāma’s distressed state as witnessed by Vibhīṣaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s attentiveness and concern—he observes carefully before advising.