Shloka 3

अङ्गदवाक्यम्—सीताहरण-प्रतिवेदन-धर्मविचारः

Angada’s Counsel on Reporting Without Sita

Devanagari script

न हि नः प्लवने कश्चिन्नापि कश्चित्पराक्रमे।।।।तुल्य स्सामरदैत्येषु लोकेषु हरिसत्तमाः।

Transliteration

na hi naḥ plavane kaścin nāpi kaścit parākrame |

tulyaḥ sāmaradaityeṣu lokeṣu harisattamāḥ ||

Translation

Oh el mejor de los Vānaras: en los mundos de los devas y de los daityas no hay nadie igual a nosotros, ni en el salto ni en el valor.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphasis/indeed)

• naḥ: of us
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (genitive, 6th), Bahu-vacana; 'of us/among us'

• plavane: in leaping
• plavane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Eka-vacana; sphere: 'in leaping'

• kaścit: anyone
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana; indefinite pronoun: 'anyone'

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (with api)

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya/avadhāraṇa nipāta; here with na = 'nor even'

• kaścit: anyone
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana; 'anyone' (repeated)

• parākrame: in valor
• parākrame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parākrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Eka-vacana; sphere: 'in valor'

• tulyaḥ: equal, a match
• tulyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tulya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana; predicate adjective: 'equal (to us)'

• sa-amara-daityeṣu: among (those) with gods and demons
• sa-amara-daityeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa + amara + daitya (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Bahu-vacana; dvandva: amara + daitya; with sa- = 'together with'; 'among (worlds/beings) including gods and demons'

• lokeṣu: in the worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Bahu-vacana; locus: 'in worlds'

• hari-sattamāḥ: best of monkeys
• hari-sattamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + sattama (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahu-vacana; addressed/subject: 'best of monkeys'

Context

"O noble vanaras! Indeed either among gods or among demons there is none who can match the vanaras in leaping and exhibiting valour.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgada
• Vānaras (harisattamāḥ)
• gods (amara)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes using one’s abilities for righteous ends: strength and skill become obligations when they can protect the innocent and restore justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Aṅgada motivates the group by asserting the Vānara capability to accomplish more than mere reconnaissance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (valor) and confidence directed toward service of righteousness.