Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 17, Shloka 11

सप्तदशः सर्गः — देवसंवादः तथा वानर-ऋक्ष-उत्पत्तिः

Divine Council and the Generation of Vanara Allies

Devanagari script

धनदस्य सुतश्श्रीमान् वानरो गन्धमादन:।विश्वकर्मात्वजनयन्नलं नाम महाहरिम्।।।।

Transliteration

dhanadasya sutaḥ śrīmān vānaro gandhamādanaḥ | viśvakarmā tv ajanayan nalaṃ nāma mahāharim ||

Translation

ধনদ (কুবেৰ)ৰ শ্ৰীমান পুত্ৰ আছিল বানৰ গন্ধমাদন; আৰু বিশ্বকৰ্মাই ‘নল’ নামৰ মহাবানৰক জন্ম দিলে।

Word by Word

• धनदस्य: of Dhanada (Kubera)
• धनदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; Genitive singular

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; Nominative singular

• श्रीमान्: glorious, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण; Nominative singular masculine adjective

• वानरः: monkey (vānarā)
• वानरः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; Nominative singular

• गन्धमादनः: Gandhamādana (name)
• गन्धमादनः: Karta (कर्ता/subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; व्यक्तिनाम; Nominative singular proper noun

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; व्यक्तिनाम; Nominative singular

• तु: but/and indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/particle; contrastive/emphatic

• अजनयत्: begot, produced
• अजनयत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in context ‘begot’

• नलम्: Nala
• नलम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; व्यक्तिनाम; Accusative singular

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Visheshana-bodhaka (विशेषण/‘by name’)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोगे (indeclinable used to mark naming)

• महाहरिम्: the great monkey
• महाहरिम्: Karma (कर्म; apposition to नलम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाहरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; समासः कर्मधारय (महान् हरिः); Accusative singular

Context

Kubera begot glorious Gandhamadana and Viswakarma begot a great monkey Nala.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera (Dhanada)
• Gandhamādana
• Viśvakarmā
• Nala

FAQs

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

Dharma advances through properly directed gifts: prosperity (Kubera) and craftsmanship (Viśvakarmā) manifest as allies whose abilities will be used in a righteous cause.

What is the narrative situation?

A genealogical listing continues, naming key Vānara figures and their divine progenitors.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śrī (splendor/prosperity) and creative competence—qualities that become instruments for dharmic action.