Shloka 35

विभीषणागमनम्

Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival and the Debate on Refuge

Devanagari script

अज्ञातंनास्तितेकिंचित्त्रिषुलोकेषुराघव: ।आत्मानंसूचयन्राम: पृच्छस्यस्मान् सुहृत्तया ।।6.17.35।।

Transliteration

ajñātaṁ nāsti te kiṁcit triṣu lokeṣu rāghava |

āt mānaṁ sūcayan rāmaḥ pṛcchasy asmān suhṛttayā ||6.17.35||

Translation

“ข้าแต่ราฆวะ ในไตรโลกย่อมไม่มีสิ่งใดที่พระองค์ไม่ทรงรู้ แต่ด้วยไมตรีจิต พระองค์ยังทรงไต่ถามพวกเรา—ทรงให้เกียรติและทรงชักนำให้ความเห็นของเราปรากฏ”

Word by Word

• अज्ञातम्: unknown (thing)
• अज्ञातम्: कर्ता (Subject of अस्ति/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-ज्ञात (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (unknown), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नास्ति इत्यस्य कर्तृपद (there is no unknown)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (Dative/Genitive), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you) अधिकयुक्ता

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: कर्ता (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषण लोकेषु

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• राघव: O Raghava
• राघव: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: yourself
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सूचयन्: indicating, hinting
• सूचयन्: क्रियाविशेषण (Concomitant action/सहक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सूच् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; रामः इति विशेष्यस्य

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पृच्छसि: you ask
• पृच्छसि: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सुहृत्तया: out of friendship
• सुहृत्तया: हेतु (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृत्तया (प्रातिपदिक: सुहृत्त्/सुहृद्-भाव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; हेतौ/भावे (by/through friendship)

Context

"O Raghava! there is nothing unknown to you in the three worlds. You are asking our opinion (giving us the honour) out of friendship."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

True leadership (dharma) includes humility and relational ethics: seeking others’ words fosters truth-oriented decisions and strengthens bonds of trust.

What is the narrative situation?

The advisers respond to Rāma’s request for counsel, praising his omniscience-like insight while noting he consults them out of friendship.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s humility and respect for allies—he consults even when he is capable of deciding alone.