Shloka 1

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

राममाश्वासयानेतुलक्ष्मणेभ्रातृवत्सले ।निक्षिप्यगुल्मान् स्वस्थानेतत्रागच्छद्विभीषणः ।। ।।

Transliteration

rāmam āśvāsayāne tu lakṣmaṇe bhrātṛvatsale | nikṣipya gulmān svasthāne tatrāgacchad vibhīṣaṇaḥ ||6.84.1||

Translation

Ketika Lakṣmaṇa, yang penuh kasih kepada saudaranya, sedang menenteramkan Śrī Rāma, Vibhīṣaṇa datang ke sana setelah menempatkan pasukan-pasukan pada posisi yang semestinya.

Word by Word

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• āśvāsayānaḥ: comforting
• āśvāsayānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + śvas (श्वस् धातु) + ṇic; āśvāsay (causative) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘comforting’

• etu: let (him) go / he should go
• etu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative/लोट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• lakṣmaṇe: in/for Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; locative ‘in/with regard to Lakshmana’

• bhrātṛvatsale: affectionate to his brother
• bhrātṛvatsale: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhrātṛ + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘bhrātari vatsalaḥ’ = ‘affectionate to (his) brother’; Pumliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; agrees with lakṣmaṇe (locative epithet)

• nikṣipya: having stationed
• nikṣipya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + kṣip (क्षिप् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्) ‘having stationed/placed’

• gulmān: troops/companies
• gulmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gulma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• svasthāne: in their own places
• svasthāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘sva-sthāna’ = ‘own place’; Napumsaka, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश-अव्यय, adverb of place)

• āgacchat: came
• āgacchat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्, imperfect/past), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Vibhishana
• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Context

As Lakshmana was comforting his affectionate brother, Vibheeshana came to Rama assigning the troops to reach their respective places.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Gulma (troop detachments)

FAQs

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

Dharma in crisis includes both compassion (consoling the afflicted) and order (placing troops responsibly).

What is the narrative situation?

After a distressing turn of events, Lakṣmaṇa supports Rāma emotionally while Vibhīṣaṇa manages troop deployment and arrives to confer.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Balanced leadership: empathy alongside disciplined organization.