Shloka 71

कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्

The Awakening of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

ननोदेवकृतंकिञ्चिद्भयमस्तिकदाचन ।मानुषान्नोभयंराजंस्तुमुलंसम्प्रबाधते ।।।।

Transliteration

nano deva-kṛtaṃ kiñcid bhayam asti kadācana | mānuṣān no bhayaṃ rājan tumulaṃ samprabādhate ||

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา ความหวาดกลัวอันเกิดจากเหล่าเทวะนั้นหาได้มีไม่เลย; กลับกัน ภัยอันดุเดือดจากมนุษย์กำลังกดดันเราอยู่บัดนี้

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• नः: for us/of us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी बहुवचन-रूप (Gen./Dat. plural enclitic)

• देवकृतम्: done by the gods
• देवकृतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—देवैः कृतम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• किञ्चित्: any (even a little)
• किञ्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अल्पपरिमाणवाचक

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कदाचन: ever
• कदाचन: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक—"ever/at any time"

• मानुषान्: from humans
• मानुषान्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; "from humans" (Vedic/epic usage with -ān)

• नः: for us/of us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी बहुवचन-रूप (Gen./Dat. plural enclitic)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• तुमुलम्: fierce, tumultuous
• तुमुलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—भयम्

• सम्प्रबाधते: afflicts/presses hard
• सम्प्रबाधते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

"O King! there is no danger from Devas. Only a small destruction done by a human is pressing and causing pain."

Characters & Entities

• Yūpākṣa
• Kumbhakarṇa
• Devas
• Humans (implied: Rāma and allies)

FAQs

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

Satya in counsel: the minister states the uncomfortable truth—danger is real and comes from where pride least expects, from humans.

What is the narrative situation?

Yūpākṣa reports that the threat is not divine but human, and that it is severe and immediate.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Candor and duty of advice—speaking plainly for the welfare of the realm.