Shloka 11

रावणस्य सभाप्रवेशः

Ravana Enters the Royal Assembly and Summons Counsel

Devanagari script

विमलंचातपत्राणांप्रगृहीतमशोभत ।पाण्डुरंराक्षसेन्द्रस्यपूर्णस्ताराधिपोयथा ।।।।

Transliteration

vimalaṁ cātapatrāṇāṁ pragṛhītam aśobhata | pāṇḍuraṁ rākṣasendrasya pūrṇas tārādhipo yathā ||6.11.11||

Translation

ရက္ခသဘုရင်၏ အပြစ်ကင်းစင်သော အဖြူရောင် ထီးတော်ကို မြင့်မြင့်ထမ်းထားရာ၌ ကြယ်တို့၏အရှင်ဖြစ်သော လပြည့်ကဲ့သို့ တောက်ပလင်းလက်하였다။

Word by Word

• vimalaṃ: pure/spotless
• vimalaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

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

• ātapatrāṇām: of canopies/umbrellas
• ātapatrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātapatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम्

• pragṛhītam: held aloft
• pragṛhītam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra+grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘held up’

• aśobhata: shone/appeared splendid
• aśobhata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śubh (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• pāṇḍuram: white/pale
• pāṇḍuram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāṇḍura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• rākṣasa-indrasya: of the lord of Rakshasas
• rākṣasa-indrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• pūrṇaḥ: full
• pūrṇaḥ: Upamāna-viśeṣaṇa (उपमान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• tārā-adhipaḥ: lord of stars (the moon)
• tārā-adhipaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tārāṇām adhipaḥ)

• yathā: as/like
• yathā: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमाबोधक-अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison)

Context

The pure white canopy of Ravana held by the Rakshasas spread like lines shone like the Lord of stars (the full moon).

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa (rākṣasendra)
• Moon (tārādhipa)

FAQs

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

The verse again contrasts appearance and essence: radiance and royal symbols do not equal righteousness; dharma is an inner standard beyond ceremonial brilliance.

What is the narrative situation?

A descriptive image of Rāvaṇa’s canopy in procession, compared to the full moon.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a moral virtue directly, but the theme of royal grandeur—used as narrative framing that invites ethical evaluation beyond surface splendor.