Shloka 8

निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः

Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite

Devanagari script

कथयन्तंतुसौमित्रिंसन्निवार्यविभीषणः ।पुष्कलार्थमिदंवाक्यंविसंज्ञंराममब्रवीत् ।।।।

Transliteration

kathayantaṃ tu saumitriṃ sannivārya vibhīṣaṇaḥ |

puṣkalārtham idaṃ vākyaṃ visaṃjñaṃ rāmam abravīt ||

Translation

然而，毗毗沙那在苏弥特利将要开口时将他制止，并以意味深长的话语对昏厥的罗摩说道。

Word by Word

• कथयन्तम्: (one) speaking/telling
• कथयन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (शतृ-प्रत्यय/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; √कथय् = to tell/speak

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• सौमित्रिम्: Saumitri (Lakshmana)
• सौमित्रिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमित्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘Lakṣmaṇa’ (son of Sumitrā)

• सन्निवार्य: having restrained
• सन्निवार्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गः ‘सम्+नि’; अर्थः ‘having restrained/checked’

• विभीषणः: Vibhishana
• विभीषणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• पुष्कलार्थम्: full of meaning
• पुष्कलार्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः: ‘पुष्कलः अर्थः यस्य’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; qualifying ‘वाक्यम्’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; qualifying ‘वाक्यम्’

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• विसंज्ञम्: unconscious
• विसंज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विसंज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; qualifying ‘रामम्’; ‘unconscious’

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he spoke’

Context

He (Vibheeshana) saw the great soul, the delight of the Ikshvaku race deluded, distressed, and lying on the lap of Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitrī)
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma includes disciplined speech and timely counsel—restraining unhelpful talk and offering guidance that restores right action.

What is the narrative situation?

As Lakṣmaṇa starts explaining, Vibhīṣaṇa intervenes and turns to address the unconscious Rāma with purposeful counsel.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s discernment (viveka) and restraint—he prioritizes what will help Rāma recover composure.