Shloka 26

राक्षसपरिषद्वाक्यम्

Counsel of the Rakshasa Court to Ravana

Devanagari script

तमेवत्वंमहाराजविसृजेन्द्रजितंसुतम् ।यावद्वानरसेनांतांसरामांनयतिक्षयम् ।।।।

Transliteration

tam eva tvaṃ mahārāja visṛja indrajitaṃ sutam |

yāvad vānarasenāṃ tāṃ sa-rāmāṃ nayati kṣayam ||6.7.26||

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ മഹാരാജാവേ, നിന്റെ പുത്രനായ ഇന്ദ്രജിത്തിനെ ഉടൻ അയയ്ക്കുക; രാമനോടുകൂടിയ ആ വാനരസൈന്യത്തെ അവൻ നാശത്തിലേക്ക് നയിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; compound: mahā (विशेषण) + rāja (राजन्)

• विसृज: send forth/dispatch
• विसृज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• इन्द्रजितम्: Indrajit
• इन्द्रजितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra-jit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; name; compound: indra + jit (जित्)

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; in apposition to इन्द्रजितम्

• यावत्: until/so long as
• यावत्: Kriya-viseshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: Conjunction/relative adverb meaning 'until/so long as' (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय)

• वानरसेनाम्: the monkey-army
• वानरसेनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara-senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; compound: vānara (वानर) + senā (सेना)

• ताम्: that (army)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; refers to वानरसेनाम्

• सरामाम्: together with Rama
• सरामाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; avyayībhāva: sa (सह = with) + rāma; qualifies सेनाम्

• नयति: leads/brings
• नयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• क्षयम्: destruction
• क्षयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; goal/result

Context

"O great king! You send your son, the mighty Indrajith to lead. He would destroy all those Vanaras and also Rama."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Indrajit
• Rāma
• Vānara-senā (monkey army)

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates adharma-driven counsel: urging violence to protect wrongful possession (Sītā’s abduction being the root). The Ramayana’s Dharmic frame rejects such ends-justify-means strategy.

What is the narrative situation?

In council, rākṣasa advisors recommend a tactical move: send Indrajit to annihilate Rāma and the vānaras.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indrajit is invoked as a symbol of martial capability; the epic’s ethical emphasis, however, is that prowess without righteousness becomes destructive.