Shloka 16

निकुम्भिला

यज्ञविघ्नः — Vibhishana’s Counsel and Lakshmana’s March to Nikumbhila

Devanagari script

वधायेन्द्रजितोरामसन्दिशस्वमहाबल ।हतेतस्मिन्हतंविद्धिरावणंससुहृज्जनम् ।।6.85.16।।

Transliteration

vadhāyendrajito rāma sandiśasva mahābala | hate tasmin hataṃ viddhi rāvaṇaṃ sa-suhṛj-janam ||6.85.16||

Translation

اے رام، اے مہابلی! اندر جِت کے وध کے لیے حکم صادر فرما۔ جان لو کہ جب وہ مارا گیا تو راون بھی اپنے سب حامیوں سمیت گویا مارا گیا۔

Word by Word

• varaḥ: boon
• varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• dattaḥ: given
• dattaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; agrees with varaḥ

• mahābāho: O mighty-armed one
• mahābāho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound: mahā + bāhu; Puṃliṅga (m.), Sambodhana (Voc.), Ekavacana

• sarvalokeśvareṇa: by the Lord of all worlds
• sarvalokeśvareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-loka-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound: sarva + loka + īśvara; Puṃliṅga (m.), Tṛtīyā (Instr. 3), Ekavacana

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphatic particle)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (iti)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (kriyāviśeṣaṇa)

• vihitaḥ: ordained/appointed
• vihitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-dhā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; agrees with vadhaḥ

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Sambodhana (Voc.), Ekavacana

• vadhaḥ: killing/death
• vadhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Puṃliṅga (m./n.), Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen. 6), Ekavacana

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• dhīmataḥ: of the wise one
• dhīmataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen. 6), Ekavacana

Context

"O mighty armed Rama! that enemy of yours, while you have not reached Nikumbhilam and not propitiated fire sacrifice, can cause your death. Such a boon was granted to him, the enemy of Indra by the Lord of all worlds."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Indrajit
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma in conflict is to remove the chief source of oppression efficiently, minimizing prolonged suffering; decisive action against the main aggressor’s pillar is ethically strategic.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa identifies Indrajit as the linchpin of Laṅkā’s resistance and urges Rāma to prioritize his elimination.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Clarity of purpose: focusing on the decisive objective rather than scattered retaliation.