Shloka 27

सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्

Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search

Devanagari script

वसन्ति हि महात्मानस्तत्र सूर्यसमप्रभाः।देवैरप्यर्चिता स्सम्यग्देवरूपा महर्षयः।।।।

Transliteration

vasanti hi mahātmānas tatra sūrya-sama-prabhāḥ |

devair api arcitāḥ samyag deva-rūpā maharṣayaḥ ||

Translation

Car là demeurent des sages magnanimes, resplendissants comme le soleil—vénérés comme il se doit même par les devas—des mahārṣis à l’éclat divin.

Word by Word

• वसन्ति: live/dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा बहुवचन पुंलिङ्ग

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• सूर्य-सम-प्रभाः: radiant like the sun
• सूर्य-सम-प्रभाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सूर्येण समा प्रभा येषाम्), प्रथमा बहुवचन पुंलिङ्ग; महात्मानः/महर्षयः इति विशेषणम्

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया बहुवचन पुंलिङ्ग (Instrumental/करण)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• अर्चिताः: worshipped
• अर्चिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), प्रथमा बहुवचन पुंलिङ्ग; महर्षयः इति विशेषणम्

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• देव-रूपाः: god-like in form
• देव-रूपाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां रूपम् इव), प्रथमा बहुवचन पुंलिङ्ग; महर्षयः इति विशेषणम्

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा बहुवचन पुंलिङ्ग

Context

'Great ascetics live there. Worshipped even by the gods, these high-souled god-like ascetics shine like the very Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Mahārṣis (great sages)
• Devas (gods)
• Mount Krauñca (implied from prior verse context)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes honoring sanctity: even during urgent missions, one must recognize holy beings and behave with reverence and restraint.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva informs the searchers that exalted sages reside in the region they must traverse.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respect for ṛṣis and sacred places—humility aligned with righteous conduct.