Shloka 29

सुग्रीवस्य वैरानुकथनम्

Sugriva’s Account of Enmity and Appeal to Rama

Devanagari script

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं वैरानुकथनं महत्।अनागसा मया प्राप्तं व्यसनं पश्य राघव।।

Transliteration

etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ vairānukathanaṃ mahat | anāgasā mayā prāptaṃ vyasanaṃ paśya rāghava ||

Translation

All dies habe ich dir berichtet — die lange Erzählung unserer Feindschaft. Sieh, o Rāghava, welches Unheil mich traf, obwohl ich ohne Schuld bin.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here object-sense with ākhyātam (this has been told)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (dative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of एतत्)

• आख्यातम्: has been narrated
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (it has been told)

• वैरानुकथनम्: account of enmity
• वैरानुकथनम्: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर-अनुकथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वैरस्य अनुकथनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; एतत्-अपपद (apposition)

• महत्: great/long
• महत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of वैरानुकथनम्/एतत्)

• अनागसा: by me, though faultless
• अनागसा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of मया)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• प्राप्तम्: befallen/obtained
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यसनम्-विशेषण/विधेय (befallen)

• व्यसनम्: misfortune/sorrow
• व्यसनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राघव: O Raghava (Rama)
• राघव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

'O Rama! I have given you this long, full account of the cause of our enmity. For no fault of mine I am suffering.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Rāma
• Vālī

FAQs

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

Dharma values truthful testimony and just judgment: suffering ‘without fault’ calls for a righteous protector to restore order.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva concludes his explanation to Rāma, presenting his case and appealing to Rāma’s sense of justice.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya (truthfulness): Sugrīva openly narrates the origin of the conflict rather than concealing details.