Shloka 34

मधुवनभङ्गः

The Disruption of Madhuvana and Dadhimukha’s Complaint

Devanagari script

स वानरानिमान् सर्वान् मधुलुब्धान् गतायुषः।घातयिष्यति दण्डेन सुग्रीवस्ससुहृज्जनान्।।5.62.34।।

Transliteration

sa vānarān imān sarvān madhulubdhān gatāyuṣaḥ | ghātayiṣyati daṇḍena sugrīvaḥ sa-suhṛjjanān ||

Translation

Sugrīva wird all diese Vānara bestrafen, gierig nach Honig und gleichsam dem Untergang geweiht; er wird sie mit dem Stock züchtigen, samt ihren Gefährten.

Word by Word

• सः: he (Sugriva)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• वानरान्: monkeys
• वानरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma used adjectivally; Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; qualifies वानरान्

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; qualifies वानरान्

• मधुलुब्धान्: greedy for honey
• मधुलुब्धान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु + लुब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; from लुभ् धातु)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'मधुना लुब्धाः'; Kṛdanta: PPP (क्त) 'लुब्ध'; Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural

• गतायुषः: doomed / at the end of life
• गतायुषः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक; गत from गम् धातु)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: 'गतं आयुः येषाम्' (whose life is gone/doomed); Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; qualifies वानरान्

• घातयिष्यति: will have killed / will cause to be slain
• घातयिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) [causative: घातयति]
• Form: Causative, Future (लृट्), 3rd person, Singular, parasmaipada

• दण्डेन: with a staff/punishment
• दण्डेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3), Singular

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• ससुहृज्जनान्: (them) along with their friends
• ससुहृज्जनान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + सुहृद् + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa with सह- (स) as prefix meaning 'along with'; 'सुहृदां जनाः' (friends/companions); Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; appositional/including with वानरान्

Context

Powerful Dadhimukha having said that to the guardians of the garden rose up to the sky and went off with them.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vānaras
• Madhu (honey)

FAQs

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

Rulers uphold dharma through daṇḍa (just punishment): indulgence and trespass invite correction to restore order.

What is the narrative situation?

Dadhimukha anticipates Sugrīva’s disciplinary response to the Vānaras’ violation of the honey-grove.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The king’s responsibility to enforce rules impartially, and the moral warning against greed-driven conduct.