Shloka 3

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

राघवं च महात्मानमिक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दनम् ।ददर्शमोहमापन्नंलक्ष्मणस्याङ्गमाश्रितम् ।।।।

Transliteration

rāghavaṃ ca mahātmānam ikṣvākukulanandanam |

dadarśa moham āpannaṃ lakṣmaṇasyāṅkam āśritam ||

Translation

Vibhīṣaṇa melihat Rāghava—berjiwa agung, kebanggaan keturunan Ikṣvāku—jatuh dalam kekeliruan dan dukacita, bersandar pada pangkuan Lakṣmaṇa.

Word by Word

• rāghavam: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (समुच्चय, conjunction)

• mahātmānam: the great-souled one
• mahātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya ‘great-souled’; Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to rāghavam

• ikṣvākukulanandanam: delight of the Ikshvaku clan
• ikṣvākukulanandanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ikṣvāku + kula + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘ikṣvākukulasya nandanaḥ’ = ‘delight of Ikṣvāku lineage’; Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• moham: delusion
• moham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• āpannam: fallen into (delusion)
• āpannam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āpanna (ā + pad धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with rāghavam; ‘fallen into/afflicted by’

• lakṣmaṇasya: of Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• aṅkam: lap
• aṅkam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅka (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• āśritam: lying on, resting in
• āśritam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āśrita (ā + śri धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with rāghavam; ‘resting on/lying in’

Context

"Those whetted and pointed arrows fixed with limbs of birds in the form of feathers will drink his (Indrajith's) blood like cruel birds."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Ikṣvāku dynasty

FAQs

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

It highlights how even the righteous can be shaken by moha (delusion) in crisis, and how dharma requires regaining clarity rather than acting from despair.

What is the narrative situation?

After hearing a shocking report about Sītā, Rāma is overwhelmed; Vibhīṣaṇa arrives and witnesses Rāma’s distressed condition.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s steadfast support and protective presence—quiet service during his brother’s moment of collapse.