Shloka 5

पश्चिमदिशि अन्वेषणादेशः

Instructions for the Western Search Party

Devanagari script

द्वाभ्यां शतसहस्राभ्यां कपीनां कपिसत्तमाः।।4.42.5।।सुषेणप्रमुखा यूयं वैदेहीं परिमार्गतः।

Transliteration

dvābhyāṃ śata-sahasrābhyāṃ kapīnāṃ kapisattamāḥ | suṣeṇa-pramukhā yūyaṃ vaidehīṃ parimārgataḥ || 4.42.5 ||

Translation

O best of monkeys, you—led by Suṣeṇa, along with two hundred thousand vānaras—search everywhere for Vaidehī (Sītā).

Word by Word

• surāṣṭrān: Saurāṣṭras (regions)
• surāṣṭrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; place-name

• saha-bāhlīkān: together with the Bāhlīkas
• saha-bāhlīkān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + bāhlīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; avyayībhāva ‘together with Bāhlīkas’ used as a single accusative group

• candra-citrān: Candra-citras (regions)
• candra-citrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + citra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya place-name/group

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय) ‘thus/likewise’

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• sphītān: prosperous
• sphītān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sphīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; qualifying janapadān

• janapadān: countries/settlements
• janapadān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janapada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• ramyān: delightful
• ramyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; qualifying janapadān

• vipulāni: vast
• vipulāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; qualifying purāṇi

• purāṇi: cities/towns
• purāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• punnāga-gahanam: a dense punnāga grove
• punnāga-gahanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: punnāga (प्रातिपदिक) + gahana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘dense grove of punnāga trees’

• kukṣim: Kukṣi (region)
• kukṣim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kukṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; place-name (Kukṣi)

• vakula-uddālaka-ākulam: abounding in vakula and uddālaka trees
• vakula-uddālaka-ākulam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vakula (प्रातिपदिक) + uddālaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘filled with vakula and uddālaka (trees)’; qualifying kukṣim/punnāgagahanam contextually

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय) ‘likewise’

• ketaka-ṣaṇḍān: ketaka thickets
• ketaka-ṣaṇḍān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ketaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ṣaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa ‘clumps/thickets of ketaka’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• mārgadhvam: search
• mārgadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mṛg/√mārg (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative), Madhyama puruṣa, Bahuvacana; Ātmanepada; ‘search’

• hari-yūthapāḥ: O monkey troop-leaders
• hari-yūthapāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + yūthapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa ‘leaders of monkeys’; vocative sense by context (address)

Context

'O foremost of monkeys! with Sushena as your group leader accompanied by two hundred thousand vanaras, go and search for Vaidehi.

Characters & Entities

• Suṣeṇa
• Vaidehī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

Dharma as committed service: organized effort and collective responsibility are required to repay help and uphold a righteous cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva assigns a large contingent under Suṣeṇa to search for Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kārya-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in duty) through disciplined teamwork under a leader.