Shloka 25

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः

War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates

Devanagari script

सन्नह्यतुससुग्रीवःकपिराजबलंमहत् ।कालज्ञोराघवःकालेसंयुगायाभ्यचोदयत् ।।6.41.25।।

Transliteration

sannahyatu sa sugrīvaḥ kapi-rāja-balaṁ mahat | kāla-jño rāghavaḥ kāle saṁyugāyābhyacodayat ||

Translation

«Que Sugrīva mette en ordre la grande armée du roi des Vānara.» Rāghava, connaissant l’heure propice, les pressa d’aller au combat au moment convenable.

Word by Word

• sannahyatu: let (him) prepare/arm
• sannahyatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+nah (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, parasmaipada

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sugrīvaḥ: Sugriva
• sugrīvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kapi-rāja-balam: the monkey-king's army
• kapi-rāja-balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi+rāja+bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; samāsa: kapīnām rājñaḥ balam (army of the king of monkeys)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of 'balam'

• kālajñaḥ: knower of the proper time
• kālajñaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla+jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; samāsa: kālaṃ jānāti iti (knower of the right time)

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kāle: at the time
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• saṃyugāya: for battle
• saṃyugāya: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī vibhakti (Dative/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana

• abhyacodayat: urged; ordered; prompted
• abhyacodayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi+cod (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, parasmaipada; causative sense from √cud/cod (चुद्/चोद्)

Context

Raghava, who is knowledgeable of when to do what, motivated the army of Vanaras and Sugriva and ordered.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sugrīva
• Vānara army

FAQs

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

Dharma in leadership includes kāla-jñatā—acting at the right time, neither premature nor delayed, for the common good.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma initiates mobilization, directing Sugrīva to prepare the Vānara army for the coming engagement.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Timely governance—Rāma’s discernment of the proper moment to command action.