Shloka 4.52.13

स्वयंप्रभा-संवादः (Svayamprabha’s Dialogue with the Vanaras)

Devanagari script

साध्वत्र प्रविशामेति मया तूक्ताः प्लवङ्गमाः।तेषामपि हि सर्वेषामनुमानमुपागतम्।।।।

Transliteration

sādhu atra praviśāmeti mayā tūktāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ | teṣām api hi sarveṣām anumānam upāgatam ||

Translation

“It is right—let us enter here,” I said to the monkeys; and indeed the same inference came to all of them.

Context

'I suggested to the fellow-monkeys to enter this cave, inferring that there would be water and all of them came to the same conclusion.

Characters & Entities

• plavaṅgamāḥ (monkeys)
• bilam (cave, implied by context)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes responsible leadership: proposing a course that is ‘sādhu’ (proper) and grounded in shared, truthful inference rather than impulse.

What is the narrative situation?

A leader recommends entering the cave, and the whole group independently reaches the same conclusion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Leadership through reasoned counsel and consensus-building.