Shloka 15

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

तेनमोहयतानूनमेषामायाप्रयोजिता ।।।।विघ्नमन्विच्छतातत्रवानराणांपराक्रमे ।

Transliteration

tena mohayatā nūnam eṣā māyā prayojitā |

vighnam anvicchatā tatra vānarāṇāṃ parākrame ||

Translation

Chắc chắn chính hắn đã vận dụng huyễn thuật này để mê hoặc, nhằm tìm cách gây chướng ngại cho oai lực của bầy Vānara nơi ấy.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘by him/thereby’

• मोहयता: by (him) deluding
• मोहयता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle) तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) implied: ‘by (one) deluding’

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थ-अव्यय (certainly)

• एषा: this
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• माया: illusion
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रयोजिता: was employed
• प्रयोजिता: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√युज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘employed/used’ (agreeing with ‘माया’)

• विघ्नम्: obstacle
• विघ्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अन्विच्छता: by (him) seeking
• अन्विच्छता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√इष्/√इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘by (one) seeking’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वानराणाम्: of the monkeys
• वानराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• पराक्रमे: in prowess
• पराक्रमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in (their) prowess/effort’

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
• Vānaras
• Indrajit/Meghanāda (implied)

FAQs

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

Adharma often works through confusion and demoralization; Dharma responds by restoring truth, courage, and purposeful action.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa interprets the deception as a tactic to stall the Vānaras so Indrajit can complete his empowering ritual.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discernment and strategic clarity—seeing through psychological warfare and naming its true intent.