Valmiki Ramayana 6.69.6 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 69, Shloka 6

त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः

Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka

Devanagari script

कामंतिष्ठमहाराजनिर्गमिष्याम्यहंरणम् ।उद्धरिष्यामितेशत्रूंन्गरुडःपन्नगानिव ।।।।

Transliteration

kāmaṃ tiṣṭha mahārāja nirgamiṣyāmy ahaṃ raṇam | uddhariṣyāmi te śatrūn garuḍaḥ pannagān iva ||

Translation

മഹാരാജാവേ, ആശങ്കയില്ലാതെ നിലകൊള്ളുക; ഞാൻ യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിലേക്കു പുറപ്പെട്ടു, ഗരുഡൻ പന്നഗങ്ങളെ പിടിച്ചുയർത്തുന്നതുപോലെ, നിങ്ങളുടെ ശത്രുക്കളെ പിഴുതെറിയും.

Word by Word

• kāmam: as you wish; indeed
• kāmam: Sambandha/Prayojaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāmam (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुमत्यर्थक-निपात (particle meaning 'as you please/indeed')

• tiṣṭha: stay, stand
• tiṣṭha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• nirgamiṣyāmi: I will go out / sally forth
• nirgamiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir + gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), परस्मैपद; उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• raṇam: to the battlefield
• raṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक्रियायाः कर्म (goal as object)

• uddhariṣyāmi: I will uproot / lift out
• uddhariṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), परस्मैपद; उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• śatrūn: enemies
• śatrūn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• garuḍaḥ: Garuḍa
• garuḍaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• pannagān: serpents
• pannagān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pannaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• iva: like, as
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक-निपात (comparative particle)

Context

"O King! Stay on. I will move forth to the battlefield and uproot your enemy like Garuda uprooted serpents."

Characters & Entities

• Mahārāja (king)
• Garuḍa
• Pannaga (serpents)
• Śatru (enemies)

FAQs

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

It contrasts confident speech with dharmic truth: boasting of annihilation, without righteous cause, becomes a mark of adharma and self-delusion.

What is the narrative situation?

A warrior seeks the king’s permission to enter battle, promising decisive victory through a Garuḍa-like metaphor.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Martial confidence and initiative; ethically, the epic later tests whether such confidence is aligned with satya and dharma.