Shloka 47

दक्षिणदिशि सीतान्वेषण-आदेशः

Commissioning the Southern Search for Sītā

Devanagari script

सर्वमेतत्समालोक्य यच्चान्यदपि दृश्यते।।।।गतिं विदित्वा वैदेह्या स्सन्निवर्तितुमर्हथ।

Transliteration

sarvam etat samālokya yac cānyad api dṛśyate |

gatiṃ viditvā vaidehyāḥ sannivartitum arhatha ||

Translation

Nachdem ihr all dies und auch alles andere, was sich noch erblicken lässt, geprüft habt, sollt ihr, sobald ihr Vaidehīs Aufenthaltsort erkannt habt, wieder zurückkehren.

Word by Word

• sarvam: all (this whole)
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular); sarva-śabda

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• samālokya: having examined
• samālokya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√lok (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), indeclinable; ‘having thoroughly looked/inspected’

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1st/2nd), Ekavacana; relative pronoun used correlatively with ca

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• anyat: other (anything else)
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; ‘other (thing)’

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• dṛśyate: is seen
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (लट्/Present), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada; passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग) ‘is seen/appears’

• gatiṃ: whereabouts/course
• gatiṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• viditvā: having known
• viditvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; ‘having known’

• vaidehyāḥ: of Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• sannivartitum: to return
• sannivartitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitive purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ni-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Tumun infinitive (तुमुन्/तुमन्त), indeclinable; ‘to return’

• arhatha: you should/are fit to
• arhatha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (लट्/Present), Madhyama puruṣa (2nd), Bahuvacana; Parasmaipada; ‘you are fit/ought’

Context

'O heroic monkeys! that is the capital of Yama (god of death) covered with pitch darkness. You can go till that place. Beyond, there is no access for the earthlings.

Characters & Entities

• Vaidehī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

Dharma is mission-integrity and truthfulness: investigate fully, confirm facts (Satya) about Sītā’s whereabouts, and then report back responsibly.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva concludes his operational directive: search all accessible regions, determine Sītā’s location, and return with verified information.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability and truth-seeking: completing a task with reliable knowledge rather than assumptions.