Shloka 44

लक्ष्मणक्रोधः सुग्रीवप्रबोधनं च

Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Summoning of Sugriva

Devanagari script

प्रसादयित्वा सुग्रीवं वचनैस्सामनिश्चितैः।आसीनं पर्युपासीनौ यथा शक्रं मरुत्पतिम्।।

Transliteration

prasādayitvā sugrīvaṃ vacanaiḥ sāmaniścitaiḥ | āsīnaṃ paryupāsīnau yathā śakraṃ marutpatim ||

Translation

Habiendo apaciguado a Sugrīva con palabras firmemente dispuestas para la conciliación, los dos se sentaron cerca de él, como los asistentes se sientan junto a Śakra (Indra), señor de los Maruts.

Word by Word

• प्रसादयित्वा: having pleased
• प्रसादयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative (प्रसादयति), क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having pleased’

• सुग्रीवम्: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वचनैः: with words
• वचनैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सामनिश्चितैः: by conciliatory (well-chosen)
• सामनिश्चितैः: Karana (करण/Instrument; qualifying)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामन् + निश्चित (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (साम्ना निश्चित = determined/settled as conciliatory); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; वचनैः इति विशेषण

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; qualifying Sugriva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सुग्रीवम् इति विशेषण

• पर्युपासीनौ: the two sat close by/attended
• पर्युपासीनौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + उप + आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; ‘having sat near/attending’ (refers to the two ministers)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• शक्रम्: Indra
• शक्रम्: Upamana (उपमान/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मरुत्पतिम्: lord of the Maruts
• मरुत्पतिम्: Upamana (उपमान/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् + पति (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मरुतां पतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; शक्रम् इति विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

Context

Both of them sat close by Sugriva who was like Indra and said these pleasing words:

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Plakṣa
• Śakra (Indra)
• Maruts

FAQs

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

Dharma in counsel includes choosing non-violent, conciliatory speech first (sāma) to restore order and right action, especially when a leader has erred.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva is approached by his ministers, who first calm him and then prepare to explain the gravity of Lakṣmaṇa’s arrival.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Diplomacy and restraint in speech—ministers model prudent nīti by de-escalating before delivering difficult truths.