Shloka 32

किष्किन्धाप्रवेशः—लक्ष्मणस्य कोपः, तारासान्त्वम्, सुग्रीवदर्शनम्

Lakshmana Enters Kishkindha: Anger, Tara’s Mediation, and Sugriva Encountered

Devanagari script

किन्नु तत्कारणं सुभ्रु प्रकृत्या मृदुमानसः।सरोष इव सम्प्राप्तो येनायं राघवानुजः।।।।

Transliteration

kinnu tatkāraṇaṃ subhru prakṛtyā mṛdumānasaḥ | saroṣa iva samprāpto yenāyaṃ rāghavānujaḥ ||

Translation

“O fair-browed one, what could be the reason? By nature Rāma’s younger brother is gentle-hearted, yet today he has come as if in anger.”

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — what?

• नु: indeed
• नु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक अव्यय (particle) — indeed/then

• तत्कारणम्: the cause
• तत्कारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तस्य कारणम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — the cause of that

• सुभ्रु: O fair-browed one
• सुभ्रु: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभ्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — O fair-browed lady

• प्रकृत्या: by nature
• प्रकृत्या: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — by nature

• मृदुमानसः: soft-hearted
• मृदुमानसः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (मृदु मानसं यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — soft-minded

• सरोषः: angry
• सरोषः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + रोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — with anger/angry

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय — as if/like

• सम्प्राप्तः: has come
• सम्प्राप्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — has come/arrived

• येन: for which reason
• येन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन — by which/for which reason

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — this (person)

• राघवानुजः: Rama’s younger brother (Lakshmana)
• राघवानुजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राघवस्य अनुजः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Rama’s younger brother

Context

'O Tara with beautiful eyebrows! this younger brother of Rama is normally soft-hearted. But today he arrived here angry. What could be the reason?

Characters & Entities

• Sugriva
• Tara
• Lakshmana
• Rama (Raghava)

FAQs

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

Discernment before judgment: dharma encourages asking the cause of anger and addressing the root, not merely reacting to the emotion.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva notices Lakṣmaṇa’s unusual anger and asks Tārā to identify the reason.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Thoughtful inquiry: Sugrīva seeks understanding and a peaceful resolution.