Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 88, Shloka 13

इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash

Devanagari script

उक्तश्चदुर्गमःपारःकार्याणांराक्षसत्वया ।।।।कार्याणांकर्मणांपारंयोगच्छति स बुद्धिमान् ।

Transliteration

uktaś ca durgamaḥ pāraḥ kāryāṇāṃ rākṣasa tvayā | kāryāṇāṃ karmaṇāṃ pāraṃ yo gacchati sa buddhimān || 6.88.13 ||

Translation

ಓ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾ, ನೀನು ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳ ದುರ್ಗಮ ಪಾರವನ್ನು ತಲುಪುವುದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೀಯೆ; ಆದರೆ ಕೇವಲ ಘೋಷಣೆಯಿಂದಲ್ಲ, ಕರ್ಮದ ಮೂಲಕ ತನ್ನ ಉದ್ಯಮಗಳ ಅಂತ್ಯವನ್ನು ತಲುಪುವವನೇ ನಿಜವಾದ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತನು.

Word by Word

• उक्तः: said
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vac (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — ‘said’

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

• दुर्गमः: hard to attain
• दुर्गमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur + gama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दुर्-गम = hard to reach)

• पारः: the far shore/end
• पारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कार्याणाम्: of undertakings
• कार्याणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• राक्षस: O Rakshasa
• राक्षस: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (vocative)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr̥/Instrument (कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कार्याणाम्: of undertakings
• कार्याणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कर्मणाम्: of deeds
• कर्मणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पारम्: the far end/limit
• पारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• गच्छति: goes/reaches
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बुद्धिमान्: wise/intelligent
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: buddhimant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Context

"Rakshasa! You have proclaimed that you will send me to Yama's abode and about the success in your undertakings even though it is not possible. He who is intelligent will succeed in his tasks (not in words alone).

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Indrajit

FAQs

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

Satya and dharma are tied to deeds: truth is validated by action; empty claims are ethically hollow.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa rebukes Indrajit’s threats, asserting that success is proven by conduct, not boasts.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom and integrity—measuring worth by action (karma) rather than speech.