Shloka 62

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यबद्धवैराणां जिगीषूणां नृपात्मज।उद्योगसमयस्सौम्य पार्थिवानामुपस्थितः।।

Transliteration

anyonyabaddhavairāṇāṃ jigīṣūṇāṃ nṛpātmaja | udyogasamayaḥ saumya pārthivānām upasthitaḥ ||

Translation

Ô prince, bien-aimé : pour les rois enchaînés par des inimitiés réciproques et avides de victoire, voici venu le temps propice au départ en expédition.

Word by Word

• anyonya-baddha-vairāṇām: of those mutually bound in enmity
• anyonya-baddha-vairāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anyonya (प्रातिपदिक) + baddha (कृदन्ताधारित) + vaira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural); तत्पुरुषः (anyonyeṣu baddhaṃ vairaṃ yeṣām = whose enmity is bound with one another)

• jigīṣūṇām: of those desiring victory
• jigīṣūṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ji (धातु) → jigīṣu (प्रातिपदिक, desiderative agent noun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural); इच्छार्थक-प्रातिपदिक (desiderative: ‘wishing to conquer’)

• nṛpa-ātmaja: O prince
• nṛpa-ātmaja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः (nṛpasya ātmajaḥ = king's son)

• udyoga-samayaḥ: time for expedition/effort
• udyoga-samayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः (udyogasya samayaḥ = time for enterprise)

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• pārthivānām: of kings
• pārthivānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• upasthitaḥ: has arrived
• upasthitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); भावार्थः ‘has arrived/has come’

Context

'O handsome prince! the time has come for making expeditions by kings against the enemies waiting for victory.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• kings (pārthiva)

FAQs

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

Dharma here emphasizes timely action (kāla-jñāna) and responsibility: rulers (and by extension all agents) must act when the proper time for duty arrives, not lapse into delay.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma, distressed by the delay in searching for Sītā, notes that the proper season for campaigns has come—implying Sugrīva should now mobilize the vānaras as promised.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s resolve and strategic awareness: he frames the problem as a failure to act at the right time, not merely personal impatience.