Shloka 33

स्वयम्प्रभा-विमोचनम् — Svayamprabha Leads the Vanaras Out

Time-Limit Crisis and Counsel

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा कुमारेण युवराजेन भाषितम्।।।।सर्वे ते वानरश्रेष्ठाः करुणं वाक्यमब्रुवन्।

Transliteration

etac chrutvā kumāreṇa yuvarājena bhāṣitam |

sarve te vānaraśreṣṭhāḥ karuṇaṃ vākyam abruvan ||

Translation

Als sie diese Worte des jungen Prinzen vernahmen, erwiderten alle erlesensten Vānara mit mitleidsvoller Rede.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद्)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of śrutvā

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Ktvā absolutive; prior action

• kumāreṇa: by the prince
• kumāreṇa: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; agent (speaker)

• yuvarājena: by the heir-apparent
• yuvarājena: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuvarāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to kumāreṇa

• bhāṣitam: spoken words/speech
• bhāṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhāṣ (भाष् धातु)
• Form: Kta past passive participle; Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; here as noun-like 'speech/what was spoken'

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; subject qualifier

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; pronoun

• vānaraśreṣṭhāḥ: best of the monkeys
• vānaraśreṣṭhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara-śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; samāsa: vānara + śreṣṭha (best among monkeys)

• karuṇam: compassionate/sorrowful
• karuṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifying vākyam

• vākyam: words/speech
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of abruvan

• abruvan: said
• abruvan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्, imperfect past), Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; Parasmaipada

Context

Hearing the young heir apparent thus speaking, the best of the monkeys kindly responded:

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgada
• vānaras

FAQs

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

Communal dharma: companions respond to despair with compassion and counsel rather than abandonment.

What is the narrative situation?

After Aṅgada speaks of fasting to death, the senior vānaras respond together, preparing to advise him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate solidarity—supporting a distressed leader instead of escalating panic.