Shloka 18

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

ते समुद्रेषु गिरिषु वनेषु च सरस्सु च।वानरा वानरान्सर्वान्रामहेतोरचोदयन्।।।।

Transliteration

te samudreṣu giriṣu vaneṣu ca sarassu ca |

vānarā vānarān sarvān rāmahetoḥ acodayan ||

Translation

À travers les rivages, les montagnes, les forêts et les lacs, ces singes pressèrent tous les autres singes partout — pour la cause de Rāma.

Word by Word

• ते: those
• ते: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• समुद्रेषु: in seas
• समुद्रेषु: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन

• गिरिषु: on mountains
• गिरिषु: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• वनेषु: in forests
• वनेषु: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• सरस्सु: in lakes
• सरस्सु: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (वैदिक/छान्दस रूप: सरस्सु = सरःसु)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• वानराः: monkeys
• वानराः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वानरान्: monkeys
• वानरान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: विशेषण (Qualifier of vānarān)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• रामहेतोः: for Rama's cause
• रामहेतोः: सम्बन्ध (Purpose/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; समासः: रामस्य हेतुः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अचोदयन्: urged; impelled
• अचोदयन्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अ√चुद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Context

The messenger monkeys drove in all those living on the sea shore, mountains, forests as well as banks of lakes in order to serve the cause of Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vānara

FAQs

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

Dharma as selfless alignment with a righteous cause: individuals are summoned to participate beyond personal comfort, for the restoration of justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān’s messengers rally Vānaras from every habitat and terrain to join the collective mission supporting Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Commitment to a higher purpose—service (sevā) framed explicitly as ‘for Rāma’s cause’ (rāmahetoḥ).