Shloka 36

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

सर्वे परिगताश्शैलास्समुद्राश्च वनानि च।पृथिव्यां वानरास्सर्वे शासनादुपयान्ति ते।।4.37.36।।

Transliteration

sarve parigatāḥ śailāḥ samudrāś ca vanāni ca |

pṛthivyāṃ vānarāḥ sarve śāsanād upayānti te || 4.37.36 ||

Translation

«Toutes les montagnes, les océans et les forêts ont été parcourus ; et tous les vānara sur la terre accourent à présent, mus par ton ordre.»

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; predicative with वानराः

• परिगताः: having traversed
• परिगताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; "having gone around/covered"

• शैलाः: mountains
• शैलाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; object of implied "covered"

• समुद्राः: oceans
• समुद्राः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• वनानि: forests
• वनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective to वानराः

• शासनात्: by command
• शासनात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular; "from/owing to command"

• उपयान्ति: come/approach
• उपयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + या (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Plural

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

Characters & Entities

• Sugriva
• Vānara-s
• mountains (śaila)
• oceans (samudra)
• forests (vana)
• earth (pṛthivī)

FAQs

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

Dharma is orderly governance: a just command properly issued and properly followed unites scattered communities for a shared righteous purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

The troop-leaders report successful mobilization: the land has been scoured and the vānara forces are converging on Sugriva’s call.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability in duty—leaders complete the assignment and give an accountable report.