Shloka 120
The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu
लंकायां मानुषो यो वै समागच्छेत्कथंचन । राक्षसैर्न च हंतव्यो द्रष्टव्योसौ यथा त्वहम्
laṃkāyāṃ mānuṣo yo vai samāgacchetkathaṃcana | rākṣasairna ca haṃtavyo draṣṭavyosau yathā tvaham
လင်္ကာသို့ မည်သို့ပင်ဖြစ်စေ လူသားတစ်ဦးရောက်လာလျှင် ရက္ခသတို့က မသတ်ရ; အစားထိုး၍ ငါမြင်နိုင်ရန် ငါ့ရှေ့သို့ ခေါ်ဆောင်လာရမည်။
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to identify the speaker with certainty).
Concept: Power must be restrained: do not kill indiscriminately; bring the stranger for audience—justice precedes punishment.
Application: In leadership or conflict, replace impulsive harm with process: verify, listen, and act proportionately.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On Laṅkā’s ramparts, a commander issues a strict order to rākṣasa guards: any human who arrives must be spared and escorted for audience. The guards—powerful, tusked, and armored—hold back their weapons, while the city’s sea-wind carries a new sense of law replacing chaos.","primary_figures":["a commanding ruler/minister (speaker)","rākṣasa guards","a distant human traveler (small figure)"],"setting":"Laṅkā city gate and ramparts overlooking the ocean; torches, banners, and a guarded causeway","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sea-green","iron grey","torch orange","royal purple","gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic gate of Laṅkā with ornate architecture, rākṣasa guards in jeweled armor restraining their blades; the commanding figure with regal halo-like emphasis, gold leaf on torches and ornaments, rich reds/greens with oceanic blues, intricate borders with conch and lotus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: panoramic gate scene with ocean backdrop, delicate depiction of rākṣasas and a small approaching human; cool coastal palette, refined gestures showing restraint, lyrical dawn sky, detailed textiles and banners.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of rākṣasa guards and the commanding figure, stylized gate and ocean waves; strong red-yellow-green pigments, emphatic eyes and hand gestures signaling ‘do not kill’, temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical city-gate composition framed by floral borders; deep blue-green ground with gold highlights, stylized ocean waves, rākṣasa figures rendered as decorative yet imposing, central command figure anchoring the moral order."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","marching footsteps","ocean wind","clinking armor","gate creak"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: समागच्छेत् + कथंचन → समागच्छेत्कथंचन (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि). राक्षसैः + न → राक्षसैर्न (विसर्ग-सन्धि). द्रष्टव्यः + असौ → द्रष्टव्योसौ (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि). यथा + त्वहम्: पाठे 'त्वहम्' सन्धि-रूपः; सामान्यतः 'यथा अहम्' इत्यर्थः.
FAQs
It commands that any human who arrives in Laṅkā must not be killed by the rākṣasas; instead, the person should be brought before the speaker to be seen.
Even in a hostile setting, restraint and due process are emphasized: a visitor should be presented to authority rather than harmed impulsively.
The verse itself does not name the speaker. Identifying the speaker requires the narrative context from adjacent verses in Adhyaya 38.