Shloka 65
Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Indra’s Intended Request
Kuṇḍala–Kavaca Discourse
Devanagari script
सखिभावाच्च सुग्रीव: कुशल त्वानुपृच्छति । क्षिप्रमेष्यति ते भर्ता सर्वशाखामृगै: सह
Transliteration
sakhibhāvāc ca sugrīvaḥ kuśala tvānupṛcchati | kṣipram eṣyati te bhartā sarvaśākhāmṛgaiḥ saha ||
Translation
“सख्यभाव से सुग्रीव भी आपका कुशल पूछते हैं। आपका स्वामी शीघ्र ही समस्त वानर-सेना के साथ यहाँ आ पहुँचेगा।”
Word by Word
सखि-भावात्from (our) friendship
सखि-भावात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसखि-भाव
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सुग्रीवःSugriva
सुग्रीवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुग्रीव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुशलम्well-being, welfare
कुशलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुशल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
अनुपृच्छतिasks after, inquires about
अनुपृच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-प्रच्छ्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
क्षिप्रम्quickly, soon
क्षिप्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्षिप्र
एष्यतिwill come
एष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootइ
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तेyour
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
भर्ताhusband, lord
भर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्व-शाखा-मृगैःwith all the monkeys (tree-dwellers)
सर्व-शाखा-मृगैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वशाखामृग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
म
मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)स
सुग्रीव (Sugrīva)श
शाखामृग (śākhāmṛga, monkeys)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic etiquette of inquiring after another’s welfare and the ethical strength of friendship expressed through prompt, practical support.
Mārkaṇḍeya reports a message: Sugrīva, acting as a friend, asks about the listener’s well-being and announces that the listener’s lord will soon arrive with the full company of monkeys.