Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 86, Shloka 1

इन्द्रजितः कर्माननुष्ठानात् उत्थाय हनूमन्तं प्रति प्रस्थानम् / Indrajit Abandons the Unfinished Rite and Moves Against Hanuman

Devanagari script

अथतस्यामवस्थायांलक्ष्मणंरावणानुजः ।परेषामहितंवाक्यमर्थसाधकमब्रवीत् ।।।।

Transliteration

atha tasyām avasthāyāṁ lakṣmaṇaṁ rāvaṇānujaḥ | pareṣām ahitaṁ vākyam arthasādhakam abravīt || 6.86.1 ||

Translation

そのとき、その状況において、ラーヴァナの弟はラクシュマナに向かい、目的を成し遂げる言葉――敵に害をなす言葉を語った。

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Maṅgala/ānantar ya-bodhaka avyaya; adverb 'then' (कालवाचक)

• tasyām: in that
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī-vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; deictic pronoun qualifying 'avasthāyām'

• avasthāyām: in the situation/state
• avasthāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī-vibhakti, Ekavacana; locative of circumstance

• lakṣmaṇam: to Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Addressee)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; addressee as object of speaking (सम्बोधनार्थे द्वितीया)

• rāvaṇa-anujaḥ: Rāvaṇa's younger brother (Vibhīṣaṇa)
• rāvaṇa-anujaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa + anuja (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (रावणस्य अनुजः)

• pareṣām: of the enemies
• pareṣām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti, Bahuvacana; genitive 'of the others/enemies'

• ahitam: harmful, not beneficial
• ahitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; qualifies 'vākyam'

• vākyam: words, speech
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; object of 'abravīt'

• artha-sādhakam: task-accomplishing, effective
• artha-sādhakam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: artha + sādhaka (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (अर्थं साधयति इति) qualifying 'vākyam'

• abravīt: said, spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Past/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

"Let efforts be made to recover Sita. Let enthusiasm be restored to recover Sita. Rakshasas will be exterminated."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāvaṇa
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Enemies (Rākṣasas/foes implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes strategic speech in defense of righteousness—using effective counsel to protect the just side and restrain adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

As events shift into the next phase, Vibhīṣaṇa turns to Lakṣmaṇa with practical, goal-oriented guidance against the enemy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom (nīti) aligned with dharma—choosing words that serve the mission and safeguard allies.