Shloka 10

युद्धकाण्डे अष्टमः सर्गः — राक्षससभा-युद्धपरामर्शः

War-Council Boasts and Stratagems

Devanagari script

किंवोहनुमताकार्यंकृपणेनतपस्विना ।रामेतिष्ठतिदुर्धर्षेससुग्रीवेऽपिसलक्ष्मणे ।।6.8.10।।

Transliteration

kiṃ vo hanumatā kāryaṃ kṛpaṇena tapasvinā | rāme tiṣṭhati durdharṣe sa sugrīve ’pi sa lakṣmaṇe ||

Translation

เราจะต้องข้องเกี่ยวกับหนุมาน ผู้ยากไร้และอ่อนกำลัง ผู้เป็นตบะฤๅษีไปไย ในเมื่อพระรามผู้ยากจะต้านทานประทับอยู่ที่นั่น พร้อมด้วยสุครีวะและพระลักษมณ์

Word by Word

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• vaḥ: for you (pl.)
• vaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (gen/dat), बहुवचन; here = dative ‘for you/us’ (to you all)

• hanumatā: by/with Hanumān
• hanumatā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (instr), एकवचन

• kāryam: work/need
• kāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as predicate/accusative object

• kṛpaṇena: by a wretched/pitiable one
• kṛpaṇena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (tapasvinā/hanumatā)

• tapasvinā: by the ascetic (Hanumān)
• tapasvinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• rāme: when Rāma (is there)
• rāme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (loc), एकवचन; ‘when/while Rāma (is present)’

• tiṣṭhati: stands/is present
• tiṣṭhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• durdharṣe: unassailable
• durdharṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durdharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rāme)

• sa-sugrīve: with Sugrīva
• sa-sugrīve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (sa- = ‘with’) used adjectivally; पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘together with Sugrīva’ qualifying rāme

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = particle ‘also/even’

• sa-lakṣmaṇe: with Lakṣmaṇa
• sa-lakṣmaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (sa- = ‘with’); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘with Lakṣmaṇa’ qualifying rāme

Context

"While unassailable Rama is there, along with Lakshmana and Sugriva, what have we to do with miserable, pitiable and helpless Hanuman?"

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma requires right discernment (viveka): counsel should be based on truth, not contempt; dismissing an opponent out of bias leads to strategic and moral error.

What is the narrative situation?

Prahastha argues about whom to confront, implying Hanumān is not worth attention compared to Rama and his chief allies.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The implied virtue is discernment and respect for capability; Prahastha’s speech illustrates the opposite—underestimation and scorn.