Shloka 82

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

विभीषणस्यचैश्वर्यंभविष्यतिहतेत्वयि ।नचेत्सत्कृत्यवैदेहींप्रणिपत्यप्रदास्यसि ।।6.41.82।।

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇasya caiśvaryaṃ bhaviṣyati hate tvayi |

na cet satkṛtya vaidehīṃ praṇipatya pradāsyasi ||6.41.82||

Translation

ຖ້າຫາກທ່ານບໍ່ສົ່ງນາງສີດາຄືນດ້ວຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບ ແລະ ນອບນ້ອມ, ເມື່ອທ່ານຖືກຂ້າແລ້ວ, ອຳນາດການປົກຄອງຈະຕົກເປັນຂອງ ພິເພກ (ວິພີຊະນະ).

Word by Word

• विभीषणस्य: of Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty, lordship
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (कर्ता/विषय)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हते: when (you are) slain
• हते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘हत’; सप्तमी, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute)

• त्वयि: in you/when you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Hetu/Condition (हेतु/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• सत्कृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having honored’

• वैदेहीम्: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• वैदेहीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having bowed down’

• प्रदास्यसि: you will give/return
• प्रदास्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

"Unless you return back Vaidehi respectfully, bowing down to me you will be killed and Vibheeshana will get the fortune."

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgada
• Rāvaṇa
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma requires restitution: wrongdoing must be corrected by returning what was unjustly taken, with respect and humility. Refusal invites rightful consequence.

What is the narrative situation?

Aṅgada issues a final conditional warning to Rāvaṇa: return Sītā honorably or face death and the transfer of rule to Vibhīṣaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Commitment to justice and truth: Aṅgada speaks plainly about moral causality—actions produce inevitable outcomes.