Shloka 7

स्वयंप्रभा-संवादः

Svayamprabha’s Dialogue with the Vanaras

Devanagari script

अगस्त्यचरितामाशां दक्षिणां यमरक्षिताम्।सहैभिर्वानरैर्घोरैरङ्गदप्रमुखैर्वयम्।।।।रावणं सहितास्सर्वे राक्षसं कामरूपिणम्।सीतया सह वैदेह्या मार्गध्वमिति चोदिताः।।।।

Transliteration

agastyacaritām āśāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ yamarakṣitām | sahaibhir vānarair ghorair aṅgadapramukhair vayam || rāvaṇaṃ sahitāḥ sarve rākṣasaṃ kāmarūpiṇam | sītayā saha vaidehyā mārgadhvam iti coditāḥ ||

Translation

অগস্ত্য মুনিয়ে যি দিশাত বিচৰণ কৰিছিল আৰু যমধৰ্মৰাজে যি দিশা ৰক্ষা কৰে, সেই দক্ষিণ দিশালৈ অঙ্গদক অগ্ৰণী কৰি, এই ভয়ংকৰ বানৰসকলৰ সৈতে আমি সকলোৱে প্ৰেৰণ কৰা হৈছিলোঁ। আমাক আদেশ দিয়া হৈছিল—‘বৈদেহী সীতাক অনুসন্ধান কৰা, আৰু কামৰূপী ৰাক্ষস ৰাৱণকো বিচাৰি উলিয়োৱা।’

Word by Word

• अगस्त्यचरिताम्: (the direction) traversed/inhabited by Agastya
• अगस्त्यचरिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगस्त्य-चरित (प्रातिपदिक; अगस्त्य + चरित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आशाम् इति) — Feminine, Accusative singular, adjective qualifying āśā

• आशाम्: direction/quarter
• आशाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative singular

• दक्षिणाम्: southern
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आशाम्) — Feminine, Accusative singular

• यमरक्षिताम्: protected by Yama
• यमरक्षिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यम-रक्षित (प्रातिपदिक; यम + रक्षित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आशाम्) — Feminine, Accusative singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे तृतीया अपेक्षा — Indeclinable; governs instrumental

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (वानरैः सह), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Instrumental plural

• वानरैः: with monkeys
• वानरैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental plural

• घोरैः: fierce
• घोरैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वानरैः) — Masculine, Instrumental plural

• अङ्गदप्रमुखैः: with Angada as leader
• अङ्गदप्रमुखैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्गद-प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक; अङ्गद + प्रमुख)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वानरैः) — Masculine, Instrumental plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Nominative plural

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• South (dakṣiṇā diś)
• Yama
• Aṅgada
• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• Vaidehī
• rākṣasa

FAQs

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

Dharma is mission-oriented duty: the vānaras accept hardship and danger under rightful command to restore justice by finding Sītā and confronting the wrongdoer.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān specifies their assignment: the southern expedition under Aṅgada, directed to search for Sītā and locate Rāvaṇa’s sphere.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective resolve and disciplined service: unity (sahitāḥ sarve) and obedience to a righteous goal despite formidable terrain and threats.