Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ते गृहीत्वौषधीस्सर्वाः फलमूलं च वानराः।तं प्रतिग्राहयामासुर्वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्।।।।

Transliteration

te gṛhītvauṣadhīs sarvāḥ phalamūlaṃ ca vānarāḥ |

taṃ pratigrāhayāmāsur vacanaṃ cedam abruvan ||

Translation

Ayant recueilli toutes les herbes médicinales, ainsi que des fruits et des racines, les vānara les lui offrirent et prononcèrent ces paroles.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गृहीत्वा: having taken/collected
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त)

• औषधीः: medicinal herbs
• औषधीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural; adjective to औषधीः

• फलमूलम्: fruits and roots
• फलमूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (फलम् च मूलम् च) treated as a collective

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक)

• वानराः: monkeys
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; refers to सुग्रीव

• प्रतिग्राहयामासुः: presented (made him accept)
• प्रतिग्राहयामासुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त) + Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural; with preverb प्रति- = "made (him) accept / presented"

• वचनम्: words/speech
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative qualifying वचनम्

• अब्रुवन्: said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Plural

Context

Offering all kinds of medicinal herbs, fruits and roots collected, to Sugriva the monkeys said:

Characters & Entities

• Sugriva
• auṣadhi (medicinal herbs)
• fruits and roots (phalamūla)

FAQs

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

Dharma is seva (service) expressed through rightful offerings: resources are collected and respectfully presented to the leader for the shared mission.

What is the narrative situation?

The monkeys return with gathered provisions and medicines and formally offer them to Sugriva before reporting.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Generosity and dutifulness—bringing useful items, not merely words.