Shloka 13

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

वानरान्मोहयित्वातुप्रतियातः स राक्षसः ।मयामयींमहाबाहोतांविद्दिजनकात्मजाम् ।।।।

Transliteration

vānarān mohayitvā tu pratiyātaḥ sa rākṣasaḥ |

māyāmayīṃ mahābāho tāṃ viddhi janakātmajām ||

Translation

Raksasa itu telah memperdaya para Vānara lalu berundur. Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, ketahuilah: “puteri Janaka” yang tampak ini hanyalah jelmaan māyā, suatu tipu daya.

Word by Word

• वानरान्: the monkeys
• वानरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• मोहयित्वा: having deluded
• मोहयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुह् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) + क्त्वान्त (absolutive): ‘having deluded’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• प्रतियातः: returned/withdrew
• प्रतियातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√या (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘having gone back/withdrawn’

• सः: that
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• राक्षसः: rakshasa
• राक्षसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मायामयीम्: illusory
• मायामयीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माया + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘मायया मयी’ = made of illusion), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; qualifying ‘ताम्’

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ताम्: her/that (one)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• विद्धि: know
• विद्धि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘know (you)!’

• जनकात्मजाम्: Janaka's daughter
• जनकात्मजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘जनकस्य आत्मजा’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

Context

"Ravana's son will be reaching a sanctuary named Nikumbhilam and doing a sacrificial ritual. On returning from there it will be difficult even for Indra and Devas to be at him in war. He has done this conjuring trick.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāma
• Vānaras
• Janakātmājā (Sītā)
• Indrajit/Meghanāda (implied rākṣasa)

FAQs

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

Satya (truth) must be upheld against deception; Dharma requires discernment so that grief or panic does not drive unrighteous or irrational action.

What is the narrative situation?

After Indrajit’s deceptive display meant to break morale, Vibhīṣaṇa tells Rāma that the apparent harm to Sītā is an illusion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s truth-bearing guidance and Rāma’s need for dhī (discernment) amid emotional shock.