Shloka 10

स्वयंप्रभा-संवादः

Svayamprabha’s Dialogue with the Vanaras

Devanagari script

विवर्णवदनास्सर्वे सर्वे ध्यानपरायणाः।नाधिगच्छामहे पारं मग्नाश्चिन्तामहार्णवे।।।।

Transliteration

vivarṇavadanāḥ sarve sarve dhyānaparāyaṇāḥ | nādhigacchāmahe pāraṃ magnāś cintāmahārṇave ||

Translation

Nous avions tous le visage livide, tous absorbés par l’inquiétude ; engloutis dans le grand océan du souci, nous ne trouvions ni rive ni issue.

Word by Word

• विवर्णवदनाः: pale-faced
• विवर्णवदनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवर्ण-वदन (प्रातिपदिक; विवर्ण + वदन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वे/वयम्) — Masculine, Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्तिः बलार्था — Masculine, Nominative plural (emphatic repetition)

• ध्यानपरायणाः: absorbed in thought
• ध्यानपरायणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान-परायण (प्रातिपदिक; ध्यान + परायण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वे) — Masculine, Nominative plural

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय — Negation particle

• अधिगच्छामहे: we find/attain
• अधिगच्छामहे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम् — Present indicative, 1st person plural, ātmanepada

• पारम्: the far shore/end
• पारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular

• मग्नाः: immersed/sunk
• मग्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मग्न (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वयम्) — Masculine, Nominative plural

• चिन्तामहार्णवे: in the great ocean of worry
• चिन्तामहार्णवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता-महा-अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक; चिन्ता + महा + अर्णव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative singular

Context

'We were all exhausted, lost in thought and worried, unable to cross this deep ocean of sorrow. We did not know how to proceed.

Characters & Entities

• vānarāḥ (monkeys/search-party)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes truthful acknowledgment of one’s limits and suffering. Admitting confusion and fear without deceit is a form of satya that enables help, counsel, and right action.

What is the narrative situation?

The monkey search-party describes their despair and inability to find a way out/solution, portraying the depth of their predicament before Svayaṃprabhā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Honesty and humility—openly confessing distress rather than pretending competence.