Shloka 7

अङ्गदस्य प्रायोपवेशननिश्चयः

Angada’s Resolve to Fast unto Death

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्पापे कृतघ्ने तु स्मृतिहीने चलात्मनि।आर्यः को विश्वसेज्जातु तत्कुलीनो जिजीविषुः।।।।

Transliteration

tasmin pāpe kṛtaghne tu smṛtihīne calātmani |

āryaḥ ko viśvasej jātu tatkulīno jijīviṣuḥ ||

Translation

En ese hombre pecador—ingrato, sin memoria y de ánimo inconstante—¿quién de los nobles podría confiar jamás? ¿Y quién, nacido en su linaje, querría siquiera seguir viviendo?

Word by Word

• tasmin: in him
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन), demonstrative pronoun

• pāpe: in a sinful (man)
• pāpe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying tasmin

• kṛtaghne: in an ungrateful one
• kṛtaghne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtaghna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘ungrateful’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/conjunction (निपात)

• smṛti-hīne: in one devoid of memory
• smṛti-hīne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); compound: smṛtyā hīnaḥ (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘devoid of memory’)

• cala-ātmani: in a fickle-minded one
• cala-ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cala (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘fickle-minded/self’

• āryaḥ: a noble man
• āryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kaḥ: who?
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन), interrogative pronoun

• viśvaset: should trust
• viśvaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √viśvas (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• jātu: ever/indeed
• jātu: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jātu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण) meaning ‘ever/indeed’

• tat-kulīnaḥ: born in that family
• tat-kulīnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + kulīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatkule kulīnaḥ (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष sense: ‘born in that family’)

• jijīviṣuḥ: wishing to live
• jijīviṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jīv (धातु)
• Form: Desiderative participle (कृदन्त: सन्-प्रत्यय + उ-प्रत्यय), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

'He is a sinner and an ungrateful person as he does not remember others' help. He is fickle-minded. Which respectable person will believe him? Which member of his family will wish to live?

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Dharma

FAQs

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

Gratitude and reliability are treated as dharmic foundations of social order; ingratitude (kṛtaghnatā) destroys trust and makes righteous cooperation impossible.

What is the narrative situation?

Angada, fearing punishment upon return without success, argues that Sugrīva is untrustworthy and will not protect them, intensifying the group’s despair.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) and steadiness of mind as essential virtues for a king or ally.