Shloka 5.35.61

रामलक्षणवर्णनम् (Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita)

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा प्रायोपविष्टांश्च सर्वान्वानरपुङ्गवान्।भृशं शोकार्णवे मग्नः पर्यदेवयदङ्गदः।।5.35.60।।तव नाशं च वैदेहि वालिनश्च वधं तथा।प्रायोपवेशमस्माकं मरणं च जटायुषः।।5.35.61।।

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā prāyopaviṣṭāṃś ca sarvān vānarapuṅgavān | bhṛśaṃ śokārṇave magnaḥ paryadevayad aṅgadaḥ ||5.35.60||

Translation

Seeing all the foremost leaders of the vanaras seated in a vow of fasting unto death, Aṅgada—plunged deep in an ocean of grief—lamented intensely.

Characters & Entities

• Angada
• Vanara leaders (vānarapuṅgava)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights responsibility to a mission and the moral weight of leadership: despair can drive one toward self-destruction, but dharma calls leaders to steadiness and perseverance for the common good.

What is the narrative situation?

During the search for Sita, the Vanara leaders, failing to find her within the allotted time, sit down for prāyopaveśa (fasting unto death). Angada, overwhelmed, laments.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Angada’s deep loyalty and accountability are emphasized—his grief arises from commitment to Rama’s cause and concern for the group’s fate.