Shloka 4

पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः

Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita

Devanagari script

ख्यातकर्मापदानाश्च बलवन्तो जितक्लमाः।पराक्रमेषु विख्याता व्यवसायेषु चोत्तमाः।।4.40.4।।पृथिव्यम्बुचरा राम नानानगनिवासिनः।कोट्यग्रश इमे प्राप्ता वानरास्तव किङ्कराः।।4.40.5।।

Transliteration

khyātakarmāpadānāś ca balavanto jitaklamāḥ | parākrameṣu vikhyātā vyavasāyeṣu cottamāḥ || 4.40.4 ||

pṛthivy-ambucarā rāma nānā-naga-nivāsinaḥ | koṭyagraśa ime prāptā vānarās tava kiṅkarāḥ || 4.40.5 ||

Translation

હે રામ! ખ્યાત કર્મકથાવાળા, બળવાન, થાકને જીતેલા, પરાક્રમે પ્રસિદ્ધ અને પ્રયત્નમાં ઉત્તમ એવા—ભૂમિ અને જળમાં વિહાર કરનારા, અનેક પર્વતોમાં નિવાસ કરનારા—અગણિત કરોડો વાનરો અહીં આવ્યા છે; તેઓ તમારા કિંકર, સેવકરૂપે ઉપસ્થિત છે.

Word by Word

ख्यातकर्मापदानाःfamed for deeds and exploits

चand

बलवन्तःpowerful

जितक्लमाःfree from fatigue, indefatigable

पराक्रमेषुin valor/might

विख्याताःrenowned

व्यवसायेषुin endeavors

चand

उत्तमाःexcellent, best

पृथिव्यम्बुचराःmoving on land and in water

रामO Rama

नानानगनिवासिनःdwelling on various mountains

कोट्यग्रशःin crores, by crores

इमेthese

प्राप्ताःhave arrived

वानराःmonkeys

तवyour

किङ्कराःservants, attendants

Context

Powerful vanaras who have earned fame for their valiant deeds in the past, those who are indefatigable and well-known for their valour having gained pre-eminence through their efforts and living on several mountains, those who can move on the earth as well as water, crores of them have arrived.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as committed service to a righteous cause: capable individuals offer their strength and skills to support truth and justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva reports to Rāma that vast numbers of able vānaras have assembled for the mission to search for Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sevā (service) and utsāha (energetic resolve): the vānaras’ readiness to act for Rāma’s dharmic objective.