Shloka 4

त्र्यशीतितमः सर्गः (Sarga 83)

Hanumān Reports Sītā’s ‘Slaying’; Rāma Collapses; Lakṣmaṇa’s Counter-Discourse on Dharma and Artha

Devanagari script

ऋक्षराक्षस्तथोक्तस्तुस्वेनानीकेनसम्वृतः ।आगच्छत्पश्चिमद्वारंहनूमान्यत्रवानरः ।।6.83.4।।

Transliteration

ṛkṣarākṣas tathoktas tu svenānīkena saṃvṛtaḥ |

āgacchat paścimadvāraṃ hanūmān yatra vānaraḥ ||6.83.4||

Translation

Ainsi instruit, le seigneur des ours, entouré de sa propre troupe, se rendit vers la porte occidentale, là où se tenait Hanūmān, le vānara.

Word by Word

• ऋक्षराक्षस: the bear(-king)
• ऋक्षराक्षस: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘bear-like rākṣasa’ i.e., Jāmbavān (bear-king)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (thus/in that way)

• उक्तः: having been told
• उक्तः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘having been addressed/told’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपादक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• स्वेन: with his own
• स्वेन: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषण of अनीकेन

• अनीकेन: with (his) troop/army
• अनीकेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन

• संवृतः: surrounded
• संवृतः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘surrounded/covered’

• आगच्छत्: went/came
• आगच्छत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पश्चिमद्वारम्: to the western gate
• पश्चिमद्वारम्: कर्म (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘western gate’

• हनूमान्: Hanuman
• हनूमान्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशार्थक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• वानरः: the monkey (hero)
• वानरः: कर्ता (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; apposition to हनूमान्

Context

Rama having spoken thus, King of Bears surrounded by Vanaras went to Hanuman at the western gate.

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān (ṛkṣarāja)
• Hanūmān
• western gate (paścimadvāra)
• Vānara troops

FAQs

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

Dharma as loyal service and disciplined cooperation: allies take positions and act promptly when instructed for a righteous cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Battle preparations/placements: Jāmbavān moves with his forces to the western gate where Hanūmān is positioned.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Obedience and readiness (ājñā-pālanam): coordinated action in support of Rāma’s mission.