Shloka 10

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

अभिप्रायंतुजानामिरावणस्यदुरात्मनः ।सीतांप्रतिमहाबाहो न च घातंकरिष्यति ।।।।

Transliteration

abhiprāyaṁ tu jānāmi rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ | sītāṁ prati mahābāho na ca ghātaṁ kariṣyati ||6.84.10||

Translation

大臂者啊，我知那恶心的罗波那对悉多的意图：他不会杀害她。

Word by Word

• अभिप्रायम्: intention
• अभिप्रायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिप्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• जानामि: I know
• जानामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रावणस्य: of Ravana
• रावणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• दुरात्मनः: of the evil-minded (one)
• दुरात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; qualifying ‘रावणस्य’

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards/regarding
• प्रति: Adhikarana/Relation-marker (सम्बन्ध-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition), ‘towards/with regard to’

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘महान्तौ बाहू यस्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• घातम्: killing
• घातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘killing/striking’

• करिष्यति: will do
• करिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

"O mighty armed Rama! with reference to Sita, you do not know Ravana's opinion. He will never kill Sita."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Wise counsel grounded in truth (satya) supports dharma by preventing despair and enabling measured, righteous action.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa reassures Rāma about Sītā’s safety by revealing his knowledge of Rāvaṇa’s intentions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudent truth-speaking: offering accurate intelligence for the sake of righteous outcomes.