Shloka 23

न्यग्रोध

प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana

Devanagari script

परस्वानां च हरणंपरदाराभिमर्शनम् ।।6.87.23।।सुहृदामतिशङ्का च त्रयोदोषाःक्षयावहाः ।

Transliteration

parasvānāṃ ca haraṇaṃ paradārābhimarśanam || 6.87.23 || suhṛdām atiśaṅkā ca trayo doṣāḥ kṣayāvahāḥ |

Translation

他人の財を奪うこと、他人の妻を汚すこと、そして友への過度の疑い——この三つの दोष（過失）は滅びを招く。

Word by Word

• parasvānām: of others’ property
• parasvānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (sva as wealth), षष्ठी बहुवचन (Gen pl); तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘of others’ wealth’

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

• haraṇam: stealing
• haraṇam: Karta (कर्ता/subject in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haraṇa (प्रातिपदिक; from √hṛ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

• paradārābhimarśanam: violating others’ wives
• paradārābhimarśanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + dārā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhimarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); तत्पुरुषः ‘touching others’ wives’

• suhṛdām: of friends
• suhṛdām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (Gen pl)

• atiśaṅkā: excessive suspicion
• atiśaṅkā: Karta (कर्ता/subject in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati-śaṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

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

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Prakara (प्रकार/quantifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl); विशेषणम् ‘doṣāḥ’

• doṣāḥ: faults
• doṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl)

• kṣayāvahāḥ: bringing ruin
• kṣayāvahāḥ: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक; from √vah with ā-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘bringing destruction’

Context

"Seizing the property of others, uniting with others wife, evil mindedness is said to be given up like getting out of a burning house."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Indrajit (Meghanāda)

FAQs

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

Dharma protects society through respect for property, marital boundaries, and trust; violating these pillars leads to personal and political collapse.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa continues his moral argument, summarizing key destructive vices characteristic of adharma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Trustworthiness and self-control—especially restraint from greed, lust, and paranoia.