Shloka 4.30.7

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् (Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva)

Devanagari script

सारसारावसन्नादैस्सारसारवनादिनी।याऽऽश्रमे रमते बाला साऽद्य मे रमते कथम्।।

Transliteration

tvaṃ ca kiṣkindhāṃ praviśya brūhi vānarapuṅgavam | mūrkhaṃ grāmyasukhe saktaṃ sugrīvaṃ vacanān mama ||

Translation

Enter Kiṣkindhā and, in my name, speak to Sugrīva, chief of the vānaras—foolishly absorbed in coarse, worldly pleasures.

Context

'How will the young lady (Sita) whose voice is like the sarasa bird's, who was revelling, listening to its sweet cackle at the hermitage be living now?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sugrīva
• Kiṣkindhā

FAQs

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

Dharma requires prioritizing duty over indulgence: leadership must restrain pleasure when promises and public obligations demand action.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma instructs Lakṣmaṇa to go to Kiṣkindhā and confront Sugrīva, who has become complacent in enjoyment and is delaying the search effort.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s role as disciplined executor of dharma—he is entrusted to deliver a firm message to restore rightful action.