Shloka 21

शुकसारण-चारप्रवेशः

Suka and Sāraṇa’s Espionage and Release

Devanagari script

प्रच्छमानौविमुञ्चैतौचारौरात्रिंचरावुभौ ।शत्रुपक्षस्यसततंविभीषण: विकर्षिणौ ।।।।

Transliteration

pracchamānau vimuñcaitau cārau rātriṃcarāv ubhau | śatrupakṣasya satataṃ vibhīṣaṇa vikarṣiṇau ||

Translation

یہ دونوں جاسوس ہیں—رات میں گھومنے والے—جو خبر لینے آئے ہیں اور ہمیشہ دشمن کے لشکر کو کمزور کرنے کی کوشش کرتے ہیں؛ مگر اے وِبھیشَن، چونکہ یہ فریاد کر رہے ہیں، انہیں چھوڑ دو۔

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• kiñcit: anything/a little
• kiñcit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcit (सर्वनाम/अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (a little/anything)

• adṛṣṭam: unseen
• adṛṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛś (धातु) > adṛṣṭa (कृदन्त with negation)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) नकारार्थे, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; 'unseen'

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• bhūyaḥ: again/further
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again/further)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; object of draṣṭum

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), 'to see'

• arhathaḥ: you two ought
• arhathaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, द्विवचन, परस्मैपद; 'you two are fit/ought'

• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Vibhishana
• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; subject (alternative)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• kātsnaryena: in full/entirely
• kātsnaryena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kātsnarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; instrumental singular (in entirety)

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again)

• sandarśayiṣyati: will show
• sandarśayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-dṛś (धातु, causative)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): 'will show'

Context

"Vibheeshana! Even though they are spies seeking to divide the enemy army as both the night rangers have been requesting, you may set them free."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Śuka
• Sāraṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes restraint and mercy: even when wrongdoing is evident (spying), punishment is not automatic; righteous authority may choose release to uphold higher norms.

What is the narrative situation?

Captured rākṣasa spies beg for release; Rāma orders Vibhīṣaṇa to free them despite their hostile purpose.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣamā (forbearance) and measured statecraft—strength guided by principle rather than anger.