Shloka 4.49.16

एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49) — Aṅgada Re-energizes the Southern Search Party

Devanagari script

ते शारदाभ्रप्रतिमं श्रीमद्रजतपर्वतम्।शृङ्गवन्तं दरीमन्तमधिरुह्य च वानराः।।।।तत्र लोध्रवनं रम्यं सप्तपर्णवनानि च।व्यचिन्वंस्ते हरिवरास्सीता दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।।।

Transliteration

te śāradābhrapratimaṃ śrīmadrajataparvataṃ | śṛṅgavantaṃ darīmantaṃ adhiruhya ca vānarāḥ || tatra lodhravanaṃ ramyaṃ saptaparṇavanāni ca | vyacinvaṃs te harivarāḥ sītādarśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

Eager to behold Sītā, the foremost of the monkeys climbed the splendid Silver Mountain, like autumn clouds, crowned with peaks and riddled with caves; there they searched the delightful lodhra-groves and the saptaparṇa woods as well.

Context

Eager to find Sita, the best of monkeys climbed the silver mountain rich with peaks and caverns resembling the autumnal clouds. And looked out into the Lodhra grove and the garden of seven leaves (banara plantations).

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• vānara-s (harivarāḥ)
• Rajataparvata (Silver Mountain)
• lōdhra grove (lodhravana)
• saptaparṇa woods (saptaparṇavanāni)

FAQs

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

Dharma as loyal service: the searchers pursue Sītā with focused intention, using effort and method rather than despair.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānara troop climbs a prominent mountain and surveys/combines terrain-search with grove-by-grove inspection.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bhakti to the entrusted cause (commitment to Rāma’s purpose) and niṣṭhā (single-minded resolve).