Shloka 28

युद्धकाण्डे पञ्चनवतितमः सर्गः

Sarga 95: Lamentation in Laṅkā and the Causal Chain of Enmity

Devanagari script

त्पताश्चापिदृश्यन्तेरावणस्यरणेरणे ।।।।कथयन्तिहिरामेणरावणस्यनिबर्हणम् ।

Transliteration

utpātāś cāpi dṛśyante rāvaṇasya raṇe raṇe |

kathayanti hi rāmeṇa rāvaṇasya nibarhaṇam ||6.95.28||

Translation

Batalha após batalha, veem-se presságios sinistros para Rāvaṇa; de fato, eles predizem a destruição de Rāvaṇa pelas mãos de Rāma.

Word by Word

• उत्पाताः: portents
• उत्पाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen
• दृश्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'are seen')

• रावणस्य: of Ravana
• रावणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रणे: in war
• रणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रणे: in every battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (distributive: 'in every battle')

• कथयन्ति: tell/indicate
• कथयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/causal: indeed/for)

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रावणस्य: of Ravana
• रावणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निबर्हणम्: destruction
• निबर्हणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि-बर्हण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

"In every war evil portents are noticed rising up, of Rama destroying Ravana. How much more to say?"

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Reality gives warnings: repeated signs call for repentance and course-correction. Dharma involves heeding truthful indicators—inner conscience and outer consequences—before ruin becomes final.

What is the narrative situation?

As the war progresses, Lanka witnesses repeated bad omens associated with Ravana, interpreted as signs that Rama will ultimately destroy him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya as alignment with truth: the world’s signs ‘speak’ truthfully; wisdom lies in acknowledging that truth rather than denying it.