Shloka 16

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

ससैन्यास्तत्रगच्छामोयावत्तन्नसमाप्यते ।।।।त्यजेमंनरशार्दूलमिथ्यासन्तापगतम् ।सीदतेहिबलंसर्वंदृष्टवात्वांशोककर्शितम् ।।।।

Transliteration

sa-sainyās tatra gacchāmo yāvat tan na samāpyate |

tyaja imaṃ naraśārdūla mithyāsantāpagatam |

sīdate hi balaṃ sarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ śokakarśitam ||

Translation

آؤ ہم لشکر سمیت وہاں چلیں، اس سے پہلے کہ وہ کرم پورا ہو۔ اے مردوں کے شیر! اس جھوٹے رنج کو چھوڑ دے؛ تجھے غم سے نڈھال دیکھ کر سارا لشکر دل شکستہ ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

ससैन्याः(we) with the army

तत्रthere

गच्छामःwe go

यावत्until

तत्that

नnot

समाप्यतेis completed

त्यजabandon

इमम्this (one)

नरशार्दूलO tiger among men

मिथ्यासन्तापगतम्fallen into false grief

सीदतेsinks/desponds

हिindeed

बलम्army/strength

सर्वम्all

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

त्वाम्you

शोककर्शितम्afflicted by grief

Context

"O tiger among men! We shall go there with the army before the completion of the sacrificial ritual. Give up false agony and the cause of sorrow. Seeing you all the troops are distressed."

Characters & Entities

Vibhīṣaṇa

Rāma

army (Vānara host implied)

FAQs

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

A leader’s dharma includes emotional steadiness for the sake of dependents; private grief must not paralyze righteous duty when others’ lives and the cause of justice depend on him.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa urges immediate action to stop Indrajit’s ritual and counsels Rāma to overcome despair that is spreading through the troops.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Leadership under pressure—fortitude (dhairya) and responsibility (kartavya-buddhi) in the face of fear and sorrow.