Shloka 5

युद्धकाण्डे अष्टमः सर्गः — राक्षससभा-युद्धपरामर्शः

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Devanagari script

रक्षांचैवविधास्यामिवानराद्रजनीचर ।नागमिष्यतितेदुःखंकिञ्चिदात्मापराधजम् ।।6.8.5।।

Transliteration

rakṣāṃ caiva vidhāsyāmi vānarād rajanīcara |

nāgamiṣyati te duḥkhaṃ kiñcid ātmāparādhajam ||6.8.5||

Translation

Wahai pengembara malam, aku juga akan mengatur perlindungan terhadap vānara. Engkau tidak akan menanggung walau sedikit pun dukacita yang timbul daripada kesalahanmu sendiri.

Word by Word

• रक्षाम्: protection
• रक्षाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

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

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

• विधास्यामि: I will arrange/provide
• विधास्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• वानरात्: from the Vanara(s)
• वानरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; source/causal separation

• रजनीचर: O night-ranger
• रजनीचर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajanī-cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; compound: rajanī (रजनी) + cara (चर)

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

• आगमिष्यति: will come/occur
• आगमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject of आगमिष्यति

• किञ्चित्: any/even a little
• किञ्चित्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Indeclinable quantifier (परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय)

• आत्मापराधजम्: arising from your own offense
• आत्मापराधजम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātma-aparādha-ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; compound: ātma (आत्मन्) + aparādha (अपराध) + ja (ज) = 'born of one’s own fault'; qualifies दुःखम्

Context

"I will make all the oceans, mountains, forests or even the entire earth rid of Vanaras if you order me."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Vānaras
• Laṅkā (implied: protection of the city)

FAQs

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

It implicitly teaches that denying one’s wrongdoing corrupts judgment. Dharma requires acknowledging fault (ātmāparādha) and correcting it; flattering assurances enable adharma to continue.

What is the narrative situation?

A rākṣasa attempts to reassure Rāvaṇa after Hanumān’s raid, promising security and minimizing the consequences of Rāvaṇa’s own wrongful act (the abduction of Sītā).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast, the virtue implied is truthful counsel (satya-vacana) and moral clarity—qualities absent in the speaker’s flattery.