Valmiki Ramayana 6.17.11 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17, Shloka 11

विभीषणागमनम्

Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival and the Debate on Refuge

Devanagari script

उवाचमहाप्राज्ञस्स्वरेणमहतामहान् ।सुग्रीवंतांश्चसम्प्रेक्ष्यसर्वान्वानरयूथपान् ।।6.17.11।।

Transliteration

uvāca mahāprājñaḥ svareṇa mahatā mahān |

sugrīvaṃ tāṃś ca samprekṣya sarvān vānarayūthapān ||

Translation

ထိုအခါ ဉာဏ်ပညာကြီးမားသော မဟာဝိဘီရှဏသည် စုဂရీవနှင့် ဝါနရတပ်ဖွဲ့ခေါင်းဆောင်တို့အားလုံးကို ကြည့်ရှုကာ အသံကြီးမြင့်မြတ်စွာဖြင့် မိန့်ကြားလေ၏။

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महाप्राज्ञः: very wise
• महाप्राज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् प्राज्ञः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (महान्/विभीषणः)

• स्वरेण: with (a) voice
• स्वरेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महता: loud/great
• महता: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्वरेण)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वक्ता)

• सुग्रीवम्: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: having gazed at
• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), उपसर्ग: सम्-प्र-; धातु: ईक्ष् (having looked at)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वानर-यूथपान्: leaders of vanara troops
• वानर-यूथपान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक) + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वानराणां यूथपाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Context

Great and very wise Vibheeshana, gazing at Sugriva and the Vanaras, addressed them in a loud tone.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Dharma here is responsible counsel and truthful communication: wisdom is not private; it is offered openly to guide collective action toward righteous ends.

What is the narrative situation?

After arriving among Rāma’s allies, Vibhīṣaṇa turns to Sugrīva and the Vānara commanders to speak publicly, preparing them for coordinated decisions in the war context.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prājñatā (discernment) and leadership through clear speech—Vibhīṣaṇa’s capacity to guide others with steadiness and clarity.