Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 35, Shloka 29

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

ततस्स शिखरे तस्मिन्वानरेन्द्रो व्यवस्थितः।तयोस्समीपं मामेव प्रेषयामास सत्वरम्।।।।

Transliteration

tatas sa śikhare tasmin vānarendro vyavasthitaḥ |

tayoḥ samīpaṃ mām eva preṣayāmāsa satvaram ||5.35.29||

Translation

Dann, auf jenem Gipfel stehend, entsandte mich der Herr der Vānaras eilends allein, um mich den beiden zu nähern.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• śikhare: on the peak
• śikhare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasmin: on that
• tasmin: Adhikarana-anvaya (अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vānarendraḥ: lord of monkeys
• vānarendraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुष (वानराणाम् इन्द्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• vyavasthitaḥ: stood/stayed
• vyavasthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ava + √sthā (स्था) (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• samīpam: near (to)
• samīpam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); गत्यर्थे—'towards/near'

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/Object of sending)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• preṣayāmāsa: sent
• preṣayāmāsa: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √iṣ (इष्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular); causative sense 'caused to be sent/sent'

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/manner)

Context

"O vanara! tell me all about the identification marks of Rama and Lakshmana again so that grief does not enter my mind.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Hanumān
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• mountain summit (Ṛśyamūka, implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes wise diplomacy: rather than violence or rashness, one sends a capable envoy to learn the truth and prevent harm.

What is the narrative situation?

From a safe position, Sugrīva sends Hanumān to investigate and speak with the two princes.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsible leadership: Sugrīva chooses inquiry and communication through a trusted messenger.