Shloka 12
सूर्य–कर्णोपदेशः
Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Kīrti and the Kuṇḍala
उत्पतन्तः पतन्तश्न प्लवमानाश्न वानरा: । उद्धुन्वन्तो 5परे रेणून् समाजग्मु: समन्ततः,वे वानर सैनिक उछलते, गिरते-पड़ते, कूदते-फाँदते और धूल उड़ाते हुए चारों ओरसे एकत्र हो रहे थे
utpatantaḥ patantaś ca plavamānāś ca vānarāḥ | uddhunvantaḥ pare reṇūn samājagmuḥ samantataḥ ||
قال ماركانديّا: «كانت القردة تقفز صعودًا وتهوي سقوطًا وتثب وثبًا، فتوافدت من كل جانب واجتمعت؛ وكان آخرون يهزّون أجسادهم ويقذفون بالغبار فتعلو سُحُبٌ من التراب.»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights coordinated collective effort: many individuals in vigorous motion converge toward a shared aim. Ethically, it suggests that energy and strength become meaningful when directed into organized service rather than scattered display.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes the Vanara troops gathering from all directions. They are leaping, falling, and bounding about, while some kick up and scatter dust—an image of a large force rapidly assembling and stirring the landscape with its movement.