Shloka 32

कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः

Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana

Devanagari script

नैतन्मनसिकर्तव्यंमयिजीवतिपार्थिव ।तमहंनाशयिष्यामियत्कृतेपरितप्यते ।।6.63.32।।

Transliteration

naitan manasi kartavyaṃ mayi jīvati pārthiva |

tam ahaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi yatkṛte paritapyate || 6.63.32 ||

Translation

我が生きている限り、王よ、これを心に重く掛けてはならぬ。汝を苦しめるその者を、我が必ず滅ぼそう。

Word by Word

• अवश्यम्: certainly
• अवश्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (certainly/necessarily)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeed/but)

• हितम्: beneficial
• हितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक; √धा क्त with hi- prefix)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; beneficial

• वाच्यम्: should be said
• वाच्यम्: Kriya-puraka (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाच्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वच् ण्यत्/यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; to be spoken

• सर्वावस्थाम्: in every situation
• सर्वावस्थाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण: circumstance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + अवस्था)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/अधिकरण-काल), एकवचन; accusative singular; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (सर्वा अवस्था)

• तव: to you/of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता: speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण/कर्ता), एकवचन; instrumental singular (by me)

• बन्धुभावात्: from kinship
• बन्धुभावात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु-भाव (प्रातिपदिक: बन्धु + भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (हेतु), एकवचन; ablative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बन्धोः भावः)

• अभिहितम्: has been said
• अभिहितम्: Kriya-puraka (विधेय/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√धा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; spoken/said

• भ्रातृस्नेहात्: from brotherly affection
• भ्रातृस्नेहात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ-स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक: भ्रातृ + स्नेह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (हेतु), एकवचन; ablative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भ्रातुः स्नेहः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

"Listen to my words, Rakshasa king! You are a scourge of enemies. Put aside this sorrow. Give up the agony also. Be normal. You ought to be your normal self again."

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

It highlights the protective duty within kinship: offering reassurance and taking responsibility to remove the cause of distress (though the wider epic questions whether such aid aligns with dharma).

What is the narrative situation?

Kumbhakarṇa promises Rāvaṇa that he will personally eliminate the source of his agitation in the war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and loyalty—readiness to act to defend one’s brother-king.