Valmiki Ramayana 6.93.65 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 65

Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint

Devanagari script

मैथिलींरूपसम्पन्नांप्रत्यवेक्षस्वपार्थिव ।।।।तस्मिन्नेवसहास्माभिराहेवक्रोधमुत्सृज ।

Transliteration

maithilīṃ rūpasampannāṃ pratyavekṣasva pārthiva |

tasminn eva sahāsmābhir āhave krodham utsṛja || 6.93.65 ||

Translation

ହେ ପାର୍ଥିବ! ରୂପସମ୍ପନ୍ନା ମୈଥିଳୀ (ସୀତା)ଙ୍କୁ ଚିନ୍ତା କର; ଏହି ରଣଭୂମିରେ ଆମ ସହିତ ମିଶି କ୍ରୋଧକୁ ଛାଡ଼ି, ତାହାକୁ କେବଳ ରାମଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ହିଁ ନିବେଶ କର।

Word by Word

• abhyutthānam: setting out
• abhyutthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhi + ut + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘setting out/starting’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• adya: today
• adya: Kāla (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb ‘today’)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थ-अव्यय (emphasis ‘indeed/just’)

• kṛṣṇapakṣacaturdaśīm: the 14th of the dark fortnight
• kṛṣṇapakṣacaturdaśīm: Kāla (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa-pakṣa + caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृष्णपक्षस्य चतुर्दशी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) ‘having done/made’

• niryāhi: set out
• niryāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir + yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘go forth/set out’

• amāvāsyām: on the new-moon day
• amāvāsyām: Kāla (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amāvāsyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• vijayāya: for victory
• vijayāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• balaiḥ: with forces
• balaiḥ: Sahakāraka/Karaṇa (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• vṛtaḥ: surrounded
• vṛtaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘surrounded’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘tvam’ इति विशेषण

Context

"O King! Mythili is endowed with charm. Your anger may be exhibited on Rama in battle (not Sita)'."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Maithilī)
• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma (implied by ‘tasmin’ in context)
• Battle (āhava)

FAQs

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

Force must be ethically directed: a ruler’s wrath belongs on the battlefield against an armed opponent, not upon a captive woman.

What is the narrative situation?

Suparśva redirects Rāvaṇa’s rage away from Sītā and toward confronting Rāma in open war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣatriya propriety: courage and justice expressed as facing one’s enemy directly.