Shloka 5

सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्

Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्कार्येविनिर्वृत्ते कृते दाशरथेः प्रिये।ऋणान्मुक्ता भविष्यामः कृतार्थार्थविदां वराः।।।।

Transliteration

asminkārye vinivṛtte kṛte dāśaratheḥ priye |

ṛṇān muktā bhaviṣyāmaḥ kṛtārthārthavidāṃ varāḥ ||

Translation

إذا تمّت هذه المهمة—إذا أُنجِز العملُ العزيزُ على راما ابنِ دَشَرَثا—تحرّرنا من دَينِ الوفاءِ والامتنان، وعُدِدنا في زمرةِ من نالوا الغايةَ وعرفوا ما ينبغي ابتغاؤه.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; in this)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• कार्ये: task/work
• कार्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• विनिर्वृत्ते: when completed
• विनिर्वृत्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) used in locative absolute with ‘कार्ये’; ‘when (it) is accomplished/finished’

• कृते: when done
• कृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; condition)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); सह ‘प्रिये’—‘when the dear (task) is done’ (locative absolute nuance)

• दाशरथेः: of Dasarathi (Rama)
• दाशरथेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; of Dasarathi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशरथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• प्रिये: in/when (what is) dear
• प्रिये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; (understood: कार्ये) ‘in the dear (matter)’ / ‘when the dear (task) is done’

• ऋणान्: from debts/obligation
• ऋणान्: Apadana (अपादान; from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) used as separation ‘from debt’ (form identical to acc.pl in some stems; here sense is ablative); बहुवचन

• मुक्ताः: freed/redeemed
• मुक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता; we)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; predicate with ‘भविष्यामः’

• भविष्यामः: we shall be
• भविष्यामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृतार्थार्थविदाम्: of those who know the true aim and are successful
• कृतार्थार्थविदाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; among the knowers of purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतार्थ + अर्थविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतार्थाः च अर्थविदः च—here as a determinative chain); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन; dependent genitive with ‘वराः’

• वराः: the best/excellent (ones)
• वराः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; predicate nominative for ‘we’

Context

'We should be succeessful in our endeavour when we have completed the task dear to Rama. We will be redeemed of our debt to him.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Dharma here is kṛtajñatā—recognizing a benefactor and repaying that obligation through right action. Completing Rāma’s mission is framed as moral repayment, not merely success.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva is instructing and motivating the search teams dispatched to find Sītā, emphasizing that fulfilling Rāma’s purpose completes their duty.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Gratitude joined with steadfast responsibility—acting faithfully until the promised task is fully accomplished.