Shloka 6

युद्धकाण्डे अष्टमः सर्गः — राक्षससभा-युद्धपरामर्शः

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Devanagari script

अब्रवीच्चसुसङ्कृद्धोदुर्मुखोनामराक्षसः ।इदंनक्षमणीयंहिसर्वेषांनःप्रधर्षणम् ।।6.8.6।।

Transliteration

abravīc ca susaṅkṛddho durmukho nāma rākṣasaḥ |

idaṃ na kṣamaṇīyaṃ hi sarveṣāṃ naḥ pradharṣaṇam ||6.8.6||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ അത്യന്തം ക്രുദ്ധനായ ദുർമുഖൻ എന്ന രാക്ഷസൻ പറഞ്ഞു: “നമ്മളെല്ലാവർക്കുമേറ്റ ഈ അപമാനം ക്ഷമിക്കാനാവില്ല.”

Word by Word

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• सुसङ्कृद्धः: greatly enraged
• सुसङ्कृद्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-saṃ-krudh (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; past participle (क्त) from √krudh with prefixes; 'very enraged'

• दुर्मुखः: Durmukha
• दुर्मुखः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dur-mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; name; compound: dur (दुर्) + mukha (मुख)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Name-indicating particle (नाम-निपात)

• राक्षसः: Rakshasa
• राक्षसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

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

• क्षमणीयम्: forgivable
• क्षमणीयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣam (धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; gerundive (तव्य/अनीयर्) sense: 'to be forgiven'

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (हि-निपात)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• प्रधर्षणम्: insult/outrage
• प्रधर्षणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-dharṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate noun to इदम्

Context

"O night ranger (Ravana)! I will arrange the protection (of this Lanka) from these Vanaras. For your own wrong action (of abducting Sita) you cannot undergo suffering."

Characters & Entities

• Durmukha
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

It warns that obsession with wounded pride can eclipse righteous discernment. Dharma prioritizes justice and right action over retaliating merely to erase shame.

What is the narrative situation?

Durmukha reacts to Hanumān’s successful assault on Laṅkā, framing it as an unforgivable collective disgrace.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negative emphasis: uncontrolled anger and honor-obsession, rather than patience and wise counsel.