Shloka 39

पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्

Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks

Devanagari script

त्राहंवानरेन्द्रेणसुग्रीवेणसमागतः ।।।।समयश्चकृतःसीतेवधार्थंवालिनोमया ।

Transliteration

atrāhaṃ vānarendreṇa sugrīveṇa samāgataḥ | samayaś ca kṛtaḥ sīte vadhārthaṃ vālinā mayā ||

Translation

„Hier, Sītā, traf ich Sugrīva, den Herrn der Vānaras, und hier schloss ich mit ihm den Bund zur Tötung Vālins.“

Word by Word

अत्रhere

अहम्I

वानरेन्द्रेणwith the lord of monkeys

सुग्रीवेणwith Sugriva

समागतःmet/come together

समयःagreement

चand

कृतःmade

सीतेO Sita

वधार्थम्for the killing

वालिनःof Vali

मयाby me

Context

"Here is the place I met the Vanara king Sugriva and made an agreement to put an end to Vali."

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Sītā

Sugrīva

Vālin

Ṛ

Ṛṣyamūka (implied by proximity in the sequence)

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed as fidelity to a pledged word (satya in action): Rāma recalls the making of a samaya (pact), highlighting duty upheld through commitment.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma identifies Ṛṣyamūka as the place where he first allied with Sugrīva, setting in motion events that later enabled Sītā’s recovery.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability and alliance-building: Rāma honors agreements and works through righteous partnership to correct wrongdoing.