Shloka 25
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
Devanagari script
अस्मिन्कालेतुयद्युक्तंतदिदानींविधीयताम् ।गतंतुनानुशोचन्तिगतंतुगतमेवहि ।।6.63.25।।
Transliteration
asmin kāle tu yad yuktaṃ tad idānīṃ vidhīyatām | gataṃ tu nānuśocanti gataṃ tu gatam eva hi ||6.63.25||
Translation
この時にふさわしいことを、いま成し遂げよ。過ぎ去ったことを嘆くな。過去はまことに過去となったのだ。
Word by Word
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular
कालेtime
काले:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण: time)
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma (कर्म: object of implied action)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun
युक्तम्proper
युक्तम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् क्त)
Formकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; proper/fit
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; correlative pronoun
इदानीम्now
इदानीम्:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण: time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइदानीम् (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (now)
विधीयताम्let it be done
विधीयताम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि√धा (धातु)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; let it be done/arranged
गतम्what is past
गतम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् क्त)
Formकृदन्त (क्त) used substantively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; the past/what is gone
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (indeed/but)
नnot
न:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (not)
अनुशोचन्तिthey lament
अनुशोचन्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअनु√शुच् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; they grieve after
गतम्the past
गतम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of अनुशोचन्ति
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (indeed)
गतम्gone
गतम्:
Karta (कर्ता: topic)
TypeNoun
Rootगत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate nominative
एवindeed/just
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-निपात (only/just)
हिfor
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (for/indeed)
Context
"You may speak of only what is proper to do now. Do not think of the past as it is gone."
Characters & Entities
R
Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva)K
KumbhakarṇaFAQs
It points to practical resolve in crisis; however, dharma also requires choosing the right action now—not merely acting decisively.
Rāvaṇa dismisses retrospective debate and urges immediate action in the present situation.
Kāla-jñāna (sense of timing) is invoked—though in Rāvaṇa’s case it serves to shut down corrective counsel.