Shloka 25

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

क्षीरोदवेलानिलयास्तमालवनवासिनः।नारिकेलाशनाश्चैव तेषां सङ्ख्या न विद्यते।।।।

Transliteration

kṣīrodavelānilayās tamālavana-vāsinaḥ |

nārikelāśanāś caiva teṣāṃ saṅkhyā na vidyate ||

Translation

Los que moraban en las riberas del Océano de Leche, habitantes de bosques de tamāla y comedores de cocos: de ellos no se conocía el número.

Word by Word

• क्षीर-उद-वेला-निलयाः: dwellers on the shore of the milky ocean
• क्षीर-उद-वेला-निलयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + उद (प्रातिपदिक) + वेला (प्रातिपदिक) + निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (क्षीरोदस्य वेलायां निलयः येषाम्)

• तमाल-वन-वासिनः: residents of the Tamala forest
• तमाल-वन-वासिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमाल (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तमालवनस्य वासिनः)

• नारिकेल-आशनाः: coconut-eaters
• नारिकेल-आशनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारिकेल (प्रातिपदिक) + आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नारिकेलं आशनं येषाम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: indeed/just)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सङ्ख्या: number
• सङ्ख्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present); प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/अस्त्यर्थे प्रयोग (exists)

Context

The monkeys residents of Tamala forest on the shores of the ocean of milk feeding on coconuts arrived from the groves in countless number.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣīroda (Ocean of Milk)
• vānaras (monkeys)

FAQs

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

Dharma is strengthened by broad participation: when truth is at stake, support arises beyond measure from many habitats and communities.

What is the narrative situation?

Vālmīki highlights an uncountable influx of vānaras from coastal and forest regions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Generosity of effort—showing up in overwhelming numbers to uphold a righteous alliance.