Shloka 52

Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवप्रमुखैश्नेव सहित: सर्ववानरै: । विधाय रक्षां लड़कायां विभीषणपुरस्कृत:

Transliteration

sugrīvapramukhaiś caiva sahitaḥ sarvavānaraiḥ | vidhāya rakṣāṃ laṅkāyāṃ vibhīṣaṇapuraskṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Daraufhin führte Rāma Sītā voran und zog mit Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa) sowie allen Vanaras, an deren Spitze Sugrīva stand, und mit Vibhīṣaṇa als Wegführer; in Laṅkā ordnete er Schutzwachen und Sicherungsmaßnahmen an.

Word by Word

सुग्रीवप्रमुखैःwith (those) headed by Sugriva

एवindeed/just

सहितःaccompanied (together)

सर्ववानरैःwith all the monkeys

विधायhaving arranged/made

रक्षाम्protection/guard

लङ्कायाम्in Lanka

विभीषणपुरस्कृतःwith Vibhishana in front/led by Vibhishana

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sugrīva

Vibhīṣaṇa

Vānaras

Laṅkā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma after victory is not mere triumph but responsible protection: establishing security, honoring rightful allies, and ensuring orderly governance so that power serves the common good.

What is happening in the narrative?

With Sugrīva and the entire vānaras present, and with Vibhīṣaṇa at the forefront, protective arrangements are instituted in Laṅkā—signaling the transition from battle to stabilization and righteous administration.