Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 61, Shloka 27

कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्

The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might

Devanagari script

न मिथ्यावचनश्चत्वंस्वप्स्यत्येष न संशयः ।कालस्तुक्रियतामस्यशयनेजागरेतथा ।।6.61.27।।

Transliteration

na mithyā-vacanaś ca tvaṁ svapsyaty eṣa na saṁśayaḥ | kālas tu kriyatām asya śayane jāgare tathā ||

Translation

Lời của ngài ắt chẳng hư dối—không chút nghi ngờ; hắn phải ngủ. Nhưng xin định cho hắn một kỳ hạn, cả lúc ngủ lẫn lúc thức.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• mithyāvacanaḥ: one who speaks falsely
• mithyāvacanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mithyā-vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (adjective)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• svapsyati: will sleep
• svapsyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: svap (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• eṣaḥ: this one/he
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• na: no/not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• kriyatām: let (it) be arranged/fixed
• kriyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'let it be done/fixed'

• asya: of him/his
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• śayane: in sleeping/sleep
• śayane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम् (locative)

• jāgare: in waking
• jāgare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• tathā: likewise/accordingly
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

Context

"Your words will not become untrue, no doubt. Sleep, he must but waking time may be fixed."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Brahmā
• Kumbhakarṇa

FAQs

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

Satya is upheld: Brahmā’s pronouncement must stand. At the same time, the verse introduces moderated restraint—setting limits to a punishment to balance order and continuity.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa concedes the inevitability of the curse but requests that a regulated cycle of sleep and waking be निर्धारित (fixed).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pragmatism: Rāvaṇa seeks a workable adjustment while acknowledging the inviolability of Brahmā’s truth.