Shloka 4.37.30

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

तदन्नसम्भवं दिव्यं फलमूलं मनोहरम्।यः कश्चित्सकृदश्नाति मासं भवति तर्पितः।।।।

Transliteration

tadannasambhavaṃ divyaṃ phalamūlaṃ manoharam |

yaḥ kaścit sakṛd aśnāti māsaṃ bhavati tarpitaḥ ||

Translation

Whoever eats even once of those wondrous, delightful roots and fruits that arise from that sacred offering becomes satisfied for a whole month.

Context

Any one who shares even a little of the divine, delicious fruits and roots grown out of that havis will have no hunger or thirst for a month.

Characters & Entities

• divine fruits and roots (phalamūla)
• sacred offering/oblation (anna/havis context)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reverence for sacred resources and disciplined consumption: what is connected to yajña (sacred rite) is portrayed as sustaining and sufficient, encouraging restraint and gratitude rather than excess.

What is the narrative situation?

The text describes extraordinary, sustenance-giving fruits and roots associated with a sacred setting, highlighting their potency and usefulness for the vānara company.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Contentment (santoṣa): the ability to remain satisfied with little, supported by what is pure and rightly obtained.