Shloka 33

माल्यवानुपदेशः

Malyavan’s Counsel, Portents in Laṅkā, and the Proposal of Alliance

Devanagari script

वीचीकूचीतिवाश्य्नत्यश्शारिकावेश्मसुस्थिताः ।पतन्तिग्रथिताश्चापिनिर्जिताःकलहैषिणः ।।।।

Transliteration

vīcīkūcīti vāśyantyaḥ śārikā veśmasu sthitāḥ | patanti grathitāś cāpi nirjitāḥ kalahaiṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

นกเอี้ยงที่อาศัยอยู่ในเรือนร้องเสียงประหลาด; แม้แต่นกที่ชอบวิวาท เมื่อพันกันอยู่ในความทะเลาะ ก็ร่วงตกลงมา—พ่ายแพ้—เป็นลางร้ายอีกประการหนึ่ง

Word by Word

वीचीकूचीति(crying) ‘vīcīkūcī’

वाश्यन्त्यःcrying

शारिकाःmynas

वेश्मसुin houses

स्थिताःstaying/standing

पतन्तिfall

ग्रथिताःentangled/knotted

चand

अपिalso

निर्जिताःdefeated/overcome

कलहैषिणःquarrel-seeking

Context

"Minas living in households grappling with bellicose birds in delight are falling down dead."

FAQs

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

Quarrelsomeness leads to defeat; dharma favors restraint and harmony, and portents warn that aggression collapses upon itself.

What is the narrative situation?

Household-level disturbances and bird-behavior are described as signs of impending catastrophe.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śānti (peacefulness): the implied corrective to a culture of conflict.