Shloka 34

कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्

The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might

Devanagari script

विभीषणवचश्श्रुत्वाहेतुमत्सुमुखेरितम् ।उवाचराघवोवाक्यंनीलंसेनापतिंतदा ।।6.61.34।।

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā hetumat sumukhoditam |

uvāca rāghavo vākyaṃ nīlaṃ senāpatiṃ tadā ||6.61.34||

Translation

ครั้นทรงสดับถ้อยคำของวิภีษณะอันมีเหตุผล และกล่าวเพื่อประโยชน์แก่พวกเขาแล้ว พระราฆวะจึงตรัสแก่ นีละ แม่ทัพแห่งกองทัพในกาลนั้น

Word by Word

• vibhīṣaṇa-vacaḥ: Vibhishana's words
• vibhīṣaṇa-vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'Vibhishana's words'

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): 'having heard'

• hetumat: reasonable
• hetumat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hetumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्: 'reasonable/with reason'

• sumukha-īritam: spoken by Sumukha
• sumukha-īritam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sumukha (प्रातिपदिक) + īrita (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे: 'uttered by Sumukha'

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vākyam: speech/words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• nīlam: Nila
• nīlam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• senāpatim: commander of the army
• senāpatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन to नीलम्

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: then)

Context

Hearing the words of Vibheeshana, which was reasonable and, in their favour, Raghava said this to Nila, the commander in chief of the army.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Nīla

FAQs

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

Righteous leadership values sound counsel: Dharma in governance includes listening to reasoned advice and acting for the welfare of one’s people and allies.

What is the narrative situation?

After hearing Vibhīṣaṇa’s strategic and beneficial counsel, Rāma turns to Nīla to issue operational commands to the vānara forces.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s discernment (viveka): he receives advice grounded in reason and promptly translates it into action through his commander.