Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तौ दृष्टवा पतितौ भूमौ शतश: सायकैश्चितौ । सुग्रीवः कपिभि: सार्थ परिवार्य ततः स्थित:,उन दोनोंको सैकड़ों बाणोंसे व्याप्त एवं पृथ्वीपर पड़े देख वानरोंसहित सुग्रीव उन्हें सब ओरसे घेरकर खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

tau dṛṣṭvā patitau bhūmau śataśaḥ sāyakaiś citau | sugrīvaḥ kapibhiḥ sārthaḥ parivārya tataḥ sthitaḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Seeing those two lying fallen upon the earth, their bodies pierced and heaped over with hundreds of arrows, Sugrīva—together with the monkey hosts—surrounded them on all sides and then stood firm.

Word by Word

तौthose two (them)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

पतितौfallen

भूमौon the ground

शतशःby hundreds; in hundreds

सायकैःwith arrows

चितौheaped/covered; filled (with)

सुग्रीवःSugriva

कपिभिःwith monkeys

सार्थम्together; along with

परिवार्यhaving surrounded

ततःthen; thereafter

स्थितःstood; remained

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Sugrīva

kapi (monkey hosts)

sāyaka (arrows)

bhūmi (earth/ground)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of warfare: once opponents are struck down, the victors must act with disciplined vigilance—securing the situation without needless chaos—reflecting kṣātra-dharma (the duty of rulers and warriors) as order and responsibility amid violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that two figures have fallen to the ground, riddled with many arrows. Sugrīva arrives with his monkey forces, encircles the fallen pair from all sides, and stands guard, indicating control of the battlefield and readiness for what follows.