Shloka 20

महोदर-वाक्यं कुम्भकर्ण-प्रतिषेधः

Mahodara’s Counsel and the Critique of Kumbhakarna’s Solo Assault

Devanagari script

लब्ध्वापुनस्त्वंवैदेहींकिमर्थंसम्प्रजल्पसि ।यदीच्छसितदासीतावशगातेभविष्यति ।।।।

Transliteration

labdhvā punastvaṃ vaidēhīṃ kimarthaṃ samprajalpasi | yadīcchasi tadā sītā vaśagā tē bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

เมื่อได้ไวเทหีมาแล้ว เหตุใดเจ้าจึงพร่ำเพ้อเช่นนี้? หากเจ้าปรารถนา นางสีดาย่อมจักอยู่ในอำนาจของเจ้า

Word by Word

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), 'having obtained'

• punas: again
• punas: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaidehīm: Vaidehi (Sita)
• vaidehīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kimartham: why/for what purpose
• kimartham: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; interrogative adverb (प्रश्नवाचक); अव्ययीभावः ('for what purpose?')

• samprajalpasi: do you prattle/speak
• samprajalpasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-jalp (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conditional conjunction

• icchasi: you desire
• icchasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; temporal adverb

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaśagā: submissive/under control
• vaśagā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśa-ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (vaśaṃ gatā = 'gone under control')

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic

• bhaviṣyati: will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

Context

"Having got Vaidehi, why are you talking like that? Sita will submit to you if you desire."

Characters & Entities

• Vaidehi
• Sita

FAQs

Why does Kumbhakarna rebuke Ravana in this verse?

Kumbhakarna questions Ravana's hesitation and lamentation after already having committed the abduction, suggesting that a Rakshasa should act decisively on their desires rather than worry about the consequences after the fact.

What is the significance of the name Vaidehi used here?

Vaidehi refers to Sita as the princess of the Videha kingdom. Its use highlights her royal lineage and the magnitude of the political and ethical conflict Ravana has initiated.