Shloka 5

काकुत्स्थस्य शोकनिग्रहः—सुग्रीवसान्त्वनम्

Rama’s Grief Restrained—Sugriva’s Consolation

Devanagari script

अलं वैक्लब्यमालम्ब्य धैर्यमात्मगतं स्मर।त्वद्विधानां न सदृशमीदृशं बुद्धिलाघवम्।।।।

Transliteration

alaṃ vaiklabyam ālambya dhairyam ātmagataṃ smara | tvadvidhānāṃ na sadṛśam īdṛśaṃ buddhilāghavam ||

Translation

« Cesse de t'accrocher au désespoir ; souviens-toi de la fermeté qui t'est naturelle. Une telle inconstance d'esprit ne sied pas à un homme de ta stature. »

Word by Word

• alam: enough (of)
• alam: Pratiṣedhārtha-nipāta (प्रतिषेधार्थनिपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पर्याप्त्यर्थक निपात (enough/stop)

• vaiklabhyam: despair, dejection
• vaiklabhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiklabhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ālambya: resorting to
• ālambya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√lamb (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/ल्यप्), पूर्वकाल (having resorted to/taking hold of)

• dhairyam: steadfastness, courage
• dhairyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhairya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ātmagatam: inherent (in you/yourself)
• ātmagatam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (गम्-धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आत्मनि/आत्मगतं = inherent in oneself), विशेषणम् (qualifying dhairyam)

• smara: remember
• smara: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• tvadvidhānām: of people like you
• tvadvidhānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (त्वद्विधाः = like you)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (not)

• sadṛśam: befitting, suitable
• sadṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• īdṛśam: such
• īdṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying buddhi-lāghavam)

• buddhi-lāghavam: frivolity of mind
• buddhi-lāghavam: Karta/Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + lāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बुद्धेः लाघवम् = lightness/frivolity of mind)

Context

'With all my capability I will kill Ravana and his clan. Thus I will be able to satisfy you soon with my efforts.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

Maryādā (dignified conduct) sustained by dhairya (steadfastness): dharma requires inner discipline, especially in crisis.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva counsels Rāma to restrain despair and to act from his inherent composure and nobility.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dhairya (patience/fortitude) and self-command as marks of a righteous leader.