Shloka 9

निकुम्भिला

यज्ञविघ्नः — Vibhishana’s Counsel and Lakshmana’s March to Nikumbhila

Devanagari script

उद्यमःक्रियतांवीरहर्षःसमुपसेव्यताम् ।प्राप्तव्यायदितेसीताहन्तव्याश्चनिशाचराः ।।6.85.9।।

Transliteration

udyamaḥ kriyatāṁ vīra harṣaḥ samupasevyatām | prāptavyā yadi te sītā hantavyāś ca niśācarāḥ || 6.85.9 ||

Translation

勇士よ、奮い立って努め、勇気の歓びを新たにせよ。もしシーターを取り戻すのなら、夜にさまようラークシャサたちもまた討ち倒さねばならぬ。

Word by Word

• उद्यमः: effort
• उद्यमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be undertaken
• क्रियताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative) कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थ (let it be done)

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• हर्षः: joy, enthusiasm
• हर्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समुपसेव्यताम्: let it be cultivated/embraced
• समुपसेव्यताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√sev (धातु); samupasevya (कृदन्त)
• Form: लोट् कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (सेव्यताम् = let it be cultivated/embraced)

• प्राप्तव्या: to be attained
• प्राप्तव्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √āp (धातु) + pra-; prāptavya (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'to be obtained'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सीता इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• ते: for you, to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• सीता: Sita
• सीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हन्तव्याः: to be slain
• हन्तव्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √han (धातु); hantavya (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'to be killed'); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (निशाचराः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• निशाचराः: night-rangers (Rakshasas)
• निशाचराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśācara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

"O king! Give up this false agony which has set in. It enhances the joy of the enemy. Give up this anxiety."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Sītā
• Niśācara (Rākṣasas)

FAQs

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

Dharma is purposeful action for justice: righteous ends (restoring Sītā) require disciplined effort and confronting forces of adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa encourages Rāma to act decisively—rekindling morale and proceeding with the necessary battle to rescue Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (valor) joined with resolve—courage that serves a moral objective rather than mere aggression.