Shloka 126

विभीषणागमनम्

Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival and the Debate on Refuge

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वापरुषंवाक्यंरावणंरावणानुजः ।आजगाममुहूर्तेनयत्ररामस्सलक्ष्मणः ।।6.17.1।।

Transliteration

tena sītā janasthānād dhṛtā hatvā jaṭāyuṣam | ruddhā ca vivaśā dīnā rākṣasībhiḥ surakṣitā ||6.17.13||

Translation

അവൻ (രാവണൻ) ജനസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിന്നു സീതയെ അപഹരിച്ചു; ജടായുവിനെ വധിച്ച ശേഷം, അവളെ തടവിലാക്കി—അശക്തയും ദുഃഖിതയും ആയി—രാക്ഷസീ സ്ത്രീകളാൽ കർശനമായി കാവലിൽ വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/quotative), वाक्य-समाप्ति-सूचकः; indeclinable meaning "thus"

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; "having said"; अव्ययभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम्

• परुषम्: harsh
• परुषम्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective qualifying वाक्यम् (harsh)

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object of उक्त्वा (what was said)

• रावणम्: to Ravana
• रावणम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; destination/target with motion verb (to Ravana)

• रावणानुजः: Ravana's younger brother (Vibhishana)
• रावणानुजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): रावणस्य अनुजः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; subject

• आजगाम: came/reached
• आजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; with preverb आ- (ā-) = "came/reached"

• मुहूर्तेन: in a short while
• मुहूर्तेन: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental of time = "within a short while"

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb of place); "where" introducing location clause

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; subject within relative clause (Rama is)

• सलक्ष्मणः: with Lakshmana
• सलक्ष्मणः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थक) + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः: स + लक्ष्मणः = "with Lakshmana"; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective qualifying रामः

Context

Vibheeshana, having addressed Ravana in harsh language, reached Rama and Lakshmana in a short while.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa
• Janasthāna
• Jatāyu
• Rākṣasīs

FAQs

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

Adharma is identified by harm and coercion: the verse highlights the unrighteousness of violence (killing Jatāyu) and abduction/imprisonment (Sītā’s confinement).

What is the narrative situation?

The poem recapitulates the key wrongs that led to the war: Sītā’s abduction from Janasthāna, Jatāyu’s death while resisting, and Sītā’s guarded captivity among rākṣasīs.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s endurance and inner steadfastness under oppression (dharma as unwavering fidelity and moral strength), contrasted with Rāvaṇa’s adharma.