Shloka 37

महाभिषेकः

Sugriva’s Coronation and Angada’s Installation

Devanagari script

अभिषिक्ते तु सुग्रीवे सर्वे वानरपुङ्गवाः।प्रचुक्रुशुर्महात्मानो हृष्टा स्तत्र सहस्रशः ।।

Transliteration

abhiṣikte tu sugrīve sarve vānarapuṅgavāḥ |

pracukruśur mahātmāno hṛṣṭās tatra sahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

Lorsque Sugrīva eut été consacré, tous les grands chefs des vānara, transportés de joie, poussèrent là des acclamations par milliers.

Word by Word

• abhiṣikte: when (he) was consecrated
• abhiṣikte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative circumstance)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhiṣikta (कृदन्त; abhi√sic (धातु) past passive participle)
• Form: Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/locative absolute) with sugrīve: 'when Sugrīva was consecrated'

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Virodha/anuvṛtti-nipāta (तु: but/indeed; discourse particle)

• sugrīve: in/when Sugrīva
• sugrīve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative circumstance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; in locative absolute with abhiṣikte

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; adjective qualifying vānarapuṅgavāḥ

• vānara-puṅgavāḥ: leaders among the monkeys
• vānara-puṅgavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: vānarāṇāṃ puṅgavāḥ = 'leaders among monkeys'); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• pracukruśuḥ: cried out
• pracukruśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√kruś (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्; perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• mahātmānaḥ: the great-souled ones
• mahātmānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi used substantively (बहुव्रीहि-प्रातिपदिक: 'great-souled'); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; in apposition to vānarapuṅgavāḥ

• hṛṣṭāḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √hṛṣ (धातु) PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; predicate adjective of the subject

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश/locative adverb)

• sahasraśaḥ: in thousands
• sahasraśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasraśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (प्रकार/ distributive adverb: 'by thousands')

Context

As Sugriva was ceremoniously consecrated, thousands of monkeys rejoiced and shrieked out of joy.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Kiṣkindhā (implied setting)

FAQs

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

Dharma is communal affirmation of rightful governance: public joy signifies social consent and stability when leadership is established through proper means.

What is the narrative situation?

After the coronation, the vānaras celebrate loudly, indicating that the succession has been accepted and the kingdom’s order restored.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unity and collective loyalty—leaders and masses together uphold the new reign, strengthening the moral legitimacy of the polity.