Shloka 69

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

धर्मात्माराक्षसश्रेष्ठःसम्प्राप्तोऽयंविभीषणः ।लङ्कैश्वर्यंधृवंश्रीमानयंप्राप्नोत्यकण्डकम् ।।6.41.69।।

Transliteration

dharmātmā rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ samprāpto 'yaṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ |

laṅkaiśvaryaṃ dhruvaṃ śrīmān ayaṃ prāpnoty akaṇḍakam ||6.41.69||

Translation

ധർമ്മാത്മാവും രാക്ഷസന്മാരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനുമായ ഈ വിഭീഷണൻ ഇവിടെ എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു; ശ്രീമാനായ അവൻ നിർഭാഗമില്ലാത്ത സമൃദ്ധിയോടെ ലങ്കയുടെ ഐശ്വര്യം നിശ്ചയമായും പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: ‘धर्मः आत्मा यस्य सः’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• राक्षस-श्रेष्ठः: best of the rakshasas
• राक्षस-श्रेष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: राक्षसानां श्रेष्ठः); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सम्प्राप्तः: has arrived
• सम्प्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√prāp (प्राप् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; pronoun, Nominative singular

• विभीषणः: Vibhishana
• विभीषणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• लङ्का-ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty of Lanka
• लङ्का-ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक) + aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लङ्कायाः ऐश्वर्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; adverb ‘certainly’ (निश्चयार्थक)

• श्रीमान्: fortunate, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• प्राप्नोति: will obtain/obtains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prāp (प्राप् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; present, 3rd person singular; parasmaipada

• अकण्डकम्: unhindered, without obstacles
• अकण्डकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kaṇḍaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; adjective to (लङ्कैश्वर्यम्)

Context

"This Vibheeshana, the best of Rakshasas will be glorious and fortunate undoubtedly having got the kingdom of Lanka."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

Righteousness qualifies one for authority: rule is legitimized by dharma, not merely by birth or force. Vibhīṣaṇa’s ethical choice becomes the basis for rightful sovereignty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma declares that Vibhīṣaṇa, having aligned with dharma, will inherit Laṅkā after Rāvaṇa’s fall.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s integrity and loyalty to dharma over clan-interest—portrayed as the mark of the ‘best’ among his people.