Shloka 4.41.50

दक्षिणदिशि सीतान्वेषण-आदेशः (Commissioning the Southern Search for Sītā)

Devanagari script

अमितबलपराक्रमा भवन्तोविपुलगुणेषु कुलेषु च प्रसूताः।मनुजपतिसुतां यथा लभध्वंतदधिगुणं पुरुषार्थमारभध्वम्।।।।

Transliteration

amita-bala-parākramā bhavanto vipula-guṇeṣu kuleṣu ca prasūtāḥ | manuja-pati-sutāṃ yathā labadhvaṃ tad-adhiguṇaṃ puruṣārtham ārabhadhvam ||

Translation

You are of immeasurable strength and valor, born in lineages rich in virtue. Therefore undertake the highest human endeavor: by whatever means you succeed in finding the king’s daughter (Sītā), accomplish that most excellent quest.

Context

(Note:The Vindhya range and the several rivers mentioned here are not south of Kishkinda.The inconsistency is irreconcilable. Candidly speaking the geographical description is not at all factual. Some interpolator in the north (Kurukshetra as central region) has committed several anachronous inconsistencies betraying his ignorance of geography.)ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে কিষ্কিন্দাকাণ্ডে একচত্বারিংশস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the fortyfirst sarga in Kishkindakanda of the first epic, the Holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma is exhortation toward a meritorious purpose: strength and noble birth are to be used for righteous action—undertaking the highest ‘puruṣārtha’ here, the recovery of Sītā in service of truth and justice.

What is the narrative situation?

As the instructions conclude, Sugrīva praises the searchers’ capabilities and urges them to begin the mission wholeheartedly so that Sītā may be found.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Purposeful courage: channeling power into a morally elevated task rather than mere display of might.