Shloka 5

एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49)

Aṅgada Re-energizes the Southern Search Party

Devanagari script

विहाय तन्द्रीं शोकं च निद्रां चैव समुत्थिताम्।विचिनुध्वं यथा सीतां पश्यामो जनकात्मजाम्।।।।

Transliteration

vihāya tandrīṃ śokaṃ ca nidrāṃ caiva samutthitām | vicinudhvaṃ yathā sītāṃ paśyāmo janakātmajām ||

Translation

Dejad la languidez, el duelo y el sueño que nos ha sobrevenido; buscad sin cesar, para que contemplemos a Sītā, hija de Janaka.

Word by Word

• vihāya: having abandoned
• vihāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + hā (हा धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्-कृदन्त), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• tandrīm: sloth/drowsiness
• tandrīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tandrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• śokam: grief
• śokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• nidrām: sleep
• nidrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed/even
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• samutthitām: that has arisen/overcome (you)
• samutthitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + ut + sthā (स्था धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with nidrām (sleep that has arisen/overcome)

• vicinudhvam: search (you all)
• vicinudhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ci (चि धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• yathā: so that
• yathā: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/aim)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/adverb of purpose/result (यथार्थक अव्यय: 'so that')

• sītām: Sita
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• paśyāmaḥ: we may see
• paśyāmaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु; present stem paśya-)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• janakātmajām: Janaka's daughter
• janakātmajām: Karma (कर्म; appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: janakasya ātmajā (daughter of Janaka), apposition to sītām

Context

'You should keep searching on till we see Sita, Janaka's daughter, giving up laziness and sorrow and sleep that is overpowering us.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Janaka

FAQs

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

Dharma as self-discipline: inner weakness (grief, lethargy) must be overcome to serve a righteous mission.

What is the narrative situation?

The searchers are fatigued and demoralized; their leader urges them to shake off despair and continue seeking Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control and resilience—mastery over emotion and fatigue in service of a just cause.