Shloka 29

महाभिषेकः

Sugriva’s Coronation and Angada’s Installation

Devanagari script

ततस्ते वानरश्रेष्ठं यथाकालं यथाविधि।रत्नैर्वस्त्रैश्च भक्ष्यैश्च तोषयित्वा द्विजर्षभान्।।

Transliteration

tatas te vānaraśreṣṭhaṃ yathākālaṃ yathāvidhi |

ratnair vastraiś ca bhakṣyaiś ca toṣayitvā dvijarṣabhān॥

Translation

Dann, o Bester der Affen, zur rechten Zeit und nach rechter Vorschrift, erfreuten sie die Vornehmsten der Zweimalgeborenen—die Brahmanen—mit Juwelen, Gewändern und Speisegaben.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वानरश्रेष्ठम्: the best of monkeys (Sugrīva)
• वानरश्रेष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वानराणां श्रेष्ठः (best among monkeys)

• यथाकालम्: at the proper time
• यथाकालम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial compound), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable): ‘at the proper time’

• यथाविधि: duly, as prescribed
• यथाविधि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, अव्ययवत् प्रयोग: ‘according to rule/rite’

• रत्नैः: with gems
• रत्नैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• भक्ष्यैः: with eatables
• भक्ष्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• तोषयित्वा: having satisfied
• तोषयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) + क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): तोषयित्वा = ‘having satisfied/pleased’

• द्विजर्षभान्: the foremost brāhmaṇas
• द्विजर्षभान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: द्विजानां ऋषभाः (bulls among the twice-born)

Context

Then they duly propitiated the brahmins, offering them gifts of gems, clothes and eatables.

Characters & Entities

• dvijarṣabha (foremost brahmins)

FAQs

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

Dāna (charitable giving) and honoring the learned are duties that uphold social and ritual order; doing so “at the right time and by right method” highlights disciplined dharma rather than impulsive generosity.

What is the narrative situation?

After arranging consecration materials, the vānaras offer gifts—jewels, clothing, and food—to the brahmins officiating the rites.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respect for sacred authority and generosity regulated by propriety (yathākāla, yathāvidhi).