Valmiki Ramayana 6.12.33 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 33

युद्धकाण्डे द्वादशः सर्गः — रावणस्य परिषद्-सम्बोधनं कुम्भकर्णस्य नीत्युपदेशश्च

Ravana’s Council Address and Kumbhakarna’s Counsel

Devanagari script

चपलस्यतुकृत्येषुप्रसमीक्ष्याधिकंबलम् ।क्षिप्रमन्येप्रपद्यन्तेक्रौञ्चस्यखमिवद्विजाः ।।6.12.33।।

Transliteration

capalasya tu kṛtyeṣu prasamīkṣyādhikaṃ balam | kṣipram anye prapadyante krauñcasya kham iva dvijāḥ || 6.12.33 ||

Translation

ແຕ່ຜູ້ທີ່ຫວ່າງໄວ ເມື່ອຈະກະທຳການໂດຍບໍ່ໄດ້ພິຈາລະນາໃຫ້ລະອຽດຖີ່ຖ້ວນເຖິງກຳລັງອັນເຫນືອກວ່າຂອງສັດຕູ ຍ່ອມຕົກໃນອັນຕະລາຍໄວ ເຫມືອນນົກທັງຫຼາຍເຂົ້າໄປໃນຮ່ອງແຍກແຫ່ງພູເຂົາກຣາວັນຈະ.

Word by Word

• capalasya: of a fickle/hasty person
• capalasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: capala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana; ‘of the hasty one’

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/viśeṣaṇa-nipāta (particle: but/indeed)

• kṛtyeṣu: in matters to be done / in duties
• kṛtyeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī (Locative/7th), Bahuvacana

• prasamīkṣya: having considered
• prasamīkṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-īkṣ (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund), avyaya; ‘having examined/considered’

• adhikam: greater, superior
• adhikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of balam

• balam: strength
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipram (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (adverb: quickly)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana

• prapadyante: rush in / fall into / proceed
• prapadyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-pad (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana, Ātmanepada

• krauñcasya: of the krauñca (bird)
• krauñcasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krauñca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana

• kham: sky/space
• kham: Upameya (उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-vācaka avyaya

• dvijāḥ: twice-born; birds (here)
• dvijāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana

Context

"Without prior thought this great act has been done by you. Rama has not killed you, fortunately like poison mixed flesh would kill."

Characters & Entities

• Mount Krauñca

FAQs

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

Dharma in leadership includes measured judgment: acting without assessing strength and consequences is adharma because it endangers the community.

What is the narrative situation?

Counsel in Lanka warns against impulsive war-decisions that ignore Rama’s superior force.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prasamikṣā (careful evaluation) and steadiness over capalatā (rashness).