Shloka 4

महापार्श्वस्य परामर्शः

Mahāpārśva’s Counsel and Rāvaṇa’s Confession of Brahmā’s Curse

Devanagari script

बलात्कुक्कुटवृत्तेनप्रवर्तस्वमहाबल: ।आक्रम्याक्रम्यसीतांवैतांभुङ् क्ष्वचरमस्वच ।।।।

Transliteration

balāt kukkuṭa-vṛttena pravartasva mahābalaḥ |

ākramyākramya sītāṃ vai tāṃ bhuṅkṣva ca ramasva ca ||

Translation

အို အင်အားကြီးမားသူရေ၊ အင်အားတစ်ခုတည်းဖြင့်ပင် ရှေ့သို့တိုးလှမ်းလော့—ကြက်ကဲ့သို့ ထပ်ခါထပ်ခါ ဝင်တိုက်လော့—စီတာကို ဖမ်းယူကာ သာယာမှုကို ခံစား၍ မိမိစိတ်ကြိုက် ပျော်ပါးလော့။

Word by Word

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (by force)

• कुक्कुटवृत्तेन: by the manner of a cock
• कुक्कुटवृत्तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्कुट + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः: कुक्कुटस्य वृत्तम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रवर्तस्व: set about/act
• प्रवर्तस्व: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• महाबल: O mighty one
• महाबल: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; महा+बल

• आक्रम्य: having seized/stepped on
• आक्रम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-क्रम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (Gerund), पूर्वकाल

• आक्रम्य: again and again seizing
• आक्रम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-क्रम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition) for intensity; क्त्वान्त अव्यय

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• ताम्: her/that (Sita)
• ताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सीताम् इति पुनर्निर्देश

• भुङ्क्ष्व: enjoy/consume
• भुङ्क्ष्व: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अचरम्: without restraint
• अचरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अचर’=unmoving/without restraint; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• स्व: as you please/your own
• स्व: क्रियाविशेषण/सम्बन्ध (Manner/own will)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; आत्मीयार्थ (one's own)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

Context

"(O Ravana) of great strength! Take hold of Sita forcibly like the cock, enjoy and revel with her."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā

FAQs

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

It presents a clear violation of dharma: coercion and sexual violence are condemned in the Ramayana’s moral universe. Dharma is grounded in consent, restraint, and protection of the vulnerable.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa is being urged by a counselor to abandon caution and to forcefully possess Sītā, even as the threat of Rāma’s arrival grows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negatively, the verse foregrounds uncontrolled kāma (desire) and hubris; the implied virtue upheld elsewhere by Rāma is self-mastery and honor.