Shloka 9

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

मनुजेन्द्रार्थरूपेणयदुक्ततुहनूमता ।तदयुक्तमहंमन्येसागरस्येवशोषणम् ।।।।

Transliteration

manujendrārtharūpeṇa yad uktaṃ tu hanūmatā | tad ayuktam ahaṃ manye sāgarasyeva śoṣaṇam ||

Translation

ハヌマーンが、人の王についての確かな事実であるかのように語ったことは、私には不当と思われる――それは海を干上がらせるに等しい。

Word by Word

• मनुजेन्द्रार्थरूपेण: as (having) the purport of the lord of men
• मनुजेन्द्रार्थरूपेण: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मनुज-इन्द्र + अर्थ-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपद (तत्पुरुष-समास-श्रृङ्खला), तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘in the form/sense of the king of men’s purpose/meaning’ (adverbial instrumental)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘which/that which’ (here object of ‘manye’ via clause)

• उक्तम्: said
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘spoken/said’

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

• हनूमता: by Hanuman
• हनूमता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘by Hanumān’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative ‘that’ (referring to the statement)

• अयुक्तम्: impossible/unsuitable
• अयुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate adjective with ‘manye’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मन्ये: think
• मन्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘I think/consider’

• सागरस्य: of the ocean
• सागरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• इव: like/as
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• शोषणम्: drying up
• शोषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘drying up’ (as a comparison)

Context

"I think that what has been spoken by Hanuman as truth (that Sita has been killed) is like drying up an ocean."

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāma (manujendra)
• Sāgara (ocean)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is discernment in speech and belief: one should not accept a claim as true merely because it is reported; truth must be weighed against possibility and context.

What is the narrative situation?

In the tense war setting, a statement attributed to Hanumān is being evaluated; the speaker insists it is implausible, using the ocean ‘drying up’ as a metaphor for impossibility.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and commitment to truth (satya-niṣṭhā): the ability to test information rather than intensify grief or panic through unexamined reports.