Shloka 61

पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः

Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita

Devanagari script

शैलस्य तस्य शृङ्गेषु कन्दरेषु वनेषु च।।4.40.61।।रावणस्सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः।

Transliteration

śailasya tasya śṛṅgeṣu kandareṣu vaneṣu ca | rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ ||

Translation

على قمم ذلك الجبل، وفي كهوفه وغاباته—هنا وهناك—يجب البحث عن رافانا مع فايدهِي.

Word by Word

• śailasya: of the mountain
• śailasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; demonstrative qualifying ‘śailasya’

• śṛṅgeṣu: on the peaks
• śṛṅgeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī, Bahuvacana

• kandareṣu: in the caves
• kandareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kandara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī, Bahuvacana

• vaneṣu: in the forests
• vaneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• rāvaṇaḥ: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, preposition ‘with’ (सहार्थक) governing instrumental

• vaidehyā: with Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehyā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• mārgitavyaḥ: should be searched for
• mārgitavyaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛg (मृग्/मार्ग् धातु; denom. ‘to search’)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Gerundive/Obligative (तव्यत्), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘is to be searched for’ (कर्तव्यता)

• tataḥ: here/there
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb ‘from there/then’

• tataḥ: everywhere
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Repetition for distributive sense (पुनरुक्ति)

Context

You should search for Ravana and Vaidehi on the peak of that mountain, in the caves, in the forests here and there.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Mountain (unnamed here; referenced as 'that mountain')

FAQs

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

Dharma as duty (kartavya): the search must be thorough and impartial—covering peaks, caves, and forests—so that truth is found through diligent effort, not assumption.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva instructs the vānaras on where specifically to look for Rāvaṇa and Sītā in the eastern mountainous region.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dhairya and utsāha (steadfastness and energetic perseverance) in carrying out a righteous mission.