Shloka 31

कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः

Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana

Devanagari script

शृणुराजन्नवहितोममवाक्यमरिन्दम ।।6.63.30।।अलंराक्षसराजेन्द्र सन्तापमुपपद्यते ।रोषं च सम्परित्यज्यस्वस्थोभवितुमर्हसि ।।6.63.31।।

Transliteration

naitan manasi kartavyaṃ mayi jīvati pārthiva |

tam ahaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi yatkṛte paritapyate || 6.63.32 ||

Translation

ഹേ പാർത്ഥിവ, ഞാൻ ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നിടത്തോളം ഇതിനെ മനസ്സിൽ ഭാരമാക്കരുത്. നിനക്കു ദുഃഖം വരുത്തുന്ന ആ കാരണനായവനെ ഞാൻ നശിപ്പിക്കും.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (not)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; this

• मनसि: in mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular

• कर्तव्यम्: to be done/held
• कर्तव्यम्: Kriya-puraka (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ तव्यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्, gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; should be done/entertained

• मयि: while I
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular (in me/while I)

• जीवति: living
• जीवति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण: condition)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ, present participle) used locatively with मयि; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; while (I am) living

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; O king

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• नाशयिष्यामि: will destroy
• नाशयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश्/नाशय् (णिच्; causative) (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; I will destroy

• यत्कृते: for whose sake
• यत्कृते: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम) + कृते (कृदन्त: √कृ क्त)
• Form: हेत्वर्थे सप्तमी-तत्प्रयोग (for whose sake); fixed expression functioning adverbially

• परितप्यते: is distressed
• परितप्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√तप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; is tormented/grieves

Context

"Listen to my words, Rakshasa king! You are a scourge of enemies. Put aside this sorrow. Give up the agony also. Be normal. You ought to be your normal self again."

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

It highlights the protective duty within kinship: offering reassurance and taking responsibility to remove the cause of distress (though the wider epic questions whether such aid aligns with dharma).

What is the narrative situation?

Kumbhakarṇa promises Rāvaṇa that he will personally eliminate the source of his agitation in the war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and loyalty—readiness to act to defend one’s brother-king.