Shloka 5.63.10

दधिमुख-विज्ञापनम् / Dadhimukha Reports the Madhuvana Incident

Devanagari script

एवमेते हताश्शूरास्त्वयि तिष्ठति भर्तरि।कृत्स्नं मधुवनं चैव प्रकामं तैः प्रभक्ष्यते।।।।

Transliteration

evam ete hatāḥ śūrāḥ tvayi tiṣṭhati bhartari | kṛtsnaṃ madhuvanaṃ caiva prakāmaṃ taiḥ prabhakṣyate ॥5.63.10॥

Translation

Thus, though you stand as our lord, those heroes have battered the guards and, at their pleasure, consumed the whole of Madhuvana.

Context

These heroes struck that way devoured the Madhuvanam on the earth at their will and devoured the honey even when you are there as king.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhimukha
• Sugrīva
• Madhuvana
• vānarāḥ (Aṅgada’s party implied)

FAQs

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

Even the powerful must respect lawful boundaries; dharma includes honoring the king’s order and the rights of protected spaces, not acting purely ‘at will’ (prakāmaṃ).

What is the narrative situation?

Dadhimukha reports that the returning vanara heroes have forcibly consumed the royal honey-grove despite Sugrīva’s kingship.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dadhimukha’s duty-consciousness and loyalty to his charge (guardianship of Madhuvana) are emphasized.