Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 87, Shloka 22

न्यग्रोध

प्रवेश-निवारणम् (Preventing Indrajit’s Banyan-Tree Rite) / Indrajit Confronts Vibhishana

Devanagari script

परस्वहरणेयुक्तंपरदाराभिमर्शकम् ।।6.87.22।।त्याज्यमाहुर्दुरात्मानंवेश्मप्रज्वलितंयथा ।

Transliteration

parasvaharaṇe yuktaṃ paradārābhimarśakam || 6.87.22 || tyājyam āhur durātmānaṃ veśma prajvalitaṃ yathā |

Translation

Ang taong sanay sa pagnanakaw ng yaman ng iba at sa paglapastangan sa asawa ng iba—ang gayong masamang-loob, wika nila, ay dapat talikdan, gaya ng bahay na nilalamon ng apoy.

Word by Word

• parasva-haraṇe: in stealing others’ property
• parasva-haraṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + sva (प्रातिपदिक) + haraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc sg); तत्पुरुषः ‘others’ wealth-stealing’; अधिकरणे

• yuktam: engaged/connected
• yuktam: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; from √yuj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषणम् ‘durātmānam’ (acc)

• paradārābhimarśakam: one who violates others’ wives
• paradārābhimarśakam: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + dārā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhimarśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg); तत्पुरुषः ‘one who touches others’ wives’; विशेषणम् ‘durātmānam’

• tyājyam: to be abandoned
• tyājyam: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyājya (प्रातिपदिक; from √tyaj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); विधेय (predicate) ‘to be abandoned’

• āhuḥ: they say
• āhuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• durātmānam: an evil person
• durātmānam: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘āhuḥ’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg)

• veśma: a house
• veśma: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veśman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg); उपमान (thing compared)

• prajvalitam: burning
• prajvalitam: Prakara (प्रकार/qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-jval (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg); विशेषणम् ‘veśma’

• yathā: like
• yathā: Upamana (उपमान/comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (like)

Context

"The association of one who has renounced righteousness and is of sinful deeds is left by a righteous man who undoubtedly attains happiness, is like shaking of a venomous serpent from the hand."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Indrajit (Meghanāda)
• Rāvaṇa (implied by paradārābhimarśa via Sītā-haraṇa)

FAQs

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

Dharma demands rejection of grave wrongs—stealing and violating another’s spouse—by distancing oneself from the wrongdoer as from immediate danger.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa lists concrete adharma to explain why separation from Ravana’s conduct is necessary.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral clarity and protective detachment—treating adharma as a ‘burning house’ to be exited.