Shloka 14

विभीषणागमनम्

Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival and the Debate on Refuge

Devanagari script

तमहंहेतुभिर्वाक्यैर्विविधैश्चन्यदर्शयम् ।साधुनिर्यात्यतांसीतारामायेतिपुनःपुनः ।।6.17.14।।

Transliteration

tam ahaṃ hetubhir vākyair vividhaiś ca nyadarśayam | sādhu niryātyatāṃ sītā rāmāyeti punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

Repetidas vezes procurei fazê-lo compreender, com argumentos bem ponderados e palavras diversas: «É o correto — que Sītā seja devolvida a Rāma», insisti de novo e de novo.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• हेतुभिः: with reasons
• हेतुभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वाक्यैः: with statements
• वाक्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (हेतुभिः/वाक्यैः)

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

• न्यदर्शयम्: I showed/explained
• न्यदर्शयम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: नि-; रूपम्: न्य- (sandhi) + अदर्शयम् (causative sense ‘made see/showed’)

• साधु: properly/rightly
• साधु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसार्थक/सम्यगर्थक निपात (well/rightly)

• निर्यात्यताम्: let (her) be returned
• निर्यात्यताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: निर्-; कर्मणि/आज्ञार्थे: ‘let (her) be sent out/returned’

• सीता: Sita
• सीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रामाय: to Rama
• रामाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (Dative/सम्प्रदान)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyānvaya (वाक्यान्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणार्थक-निपात

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (again, repeatedly)

Context

"I argued with him again and again in several ways to explain him and admonished him saying 'restore Sita to Rama'."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Restoring what is wrongfully taken is dharma: Vibhīṣaṇa insists that Sītā must be returned to her rightful husband, Rāma.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa recounts to Rāma that he repeatedly advised Rāvaṇa—using many arguments—to return Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Wise counsel and perseverance—he continues to speak satya with reason, not merely emotion.