Valmiki Ramayana 1.17.34: Bala Kanda, Sarga 17, Shloka 34

सप्तदशः सर्गः · देवसंवादः तथा वानर-ऋक्ष-उत्पत्तिः

Divine Council and the Generation of Vanara Allies

Devanagari script

तैरियं पृथिवी शूरैस्सपर्वतवनार्णवा ।

कीर्णा विविधसंस्थानैर्नानाव्यञ्जनलक्षणैः ॥३४॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 1.17.34

Transliteration

tair iyaṃ pṛthivī śūraiḥ saparvatavanārṇavā |

kīrṇā vividhasaṃsthānaiḥ nānāvyañjanalakṣaṇaiḥ ||34||

Translation

इन वीरों ने दुनिया को भर दिया। पहाड़, जंगल और समुंदर सब जगह भरा। अलग-अलग रंग और शकल वाले सब थे।

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Word by Word

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पृथिवी: earth
• पृथिवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूरैः: by the heroes/valiant ones
• शूरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• सपर्वतवनार्णवा: together with mountains, forests, and seas
• सपर्वतवनार्णवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-पर्वत-वन-अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सह-समास/स-प्रयोगः: पर्वतैः वनैः अर्णवैः सह)

• कीर्णा: was strewn/filled/pervaded
• कीर्णा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कॄ/किर्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे (passive sense)

• विविधसंस्थानैः: with various forms/structures
• विविधसंस्थानैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विविध-संस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (विविधं संस्थानम्)

• नानाव्यञ्जनलक्षणैः: with diverse distinguishing marks
• नानाव्यञ्जनलक्षणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना-व्यञ्जन-लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-सन्निवेशः: नाना (अव्यय) + व्यञ्जनलक्षण (varied marks)

Context

Born in many forms wih various characteristics (relating to the body and tribe), they pervaded this earth with its mountains, forests and seas.

Characters & Entities

• earth (pṛthivī)
• mountains (parvata)
• forests (vana)
• oceans (arṇava)

FAQs

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

Dharma is supported by many kinds of contributors: the verse normalizes diversity of form and function in service of a single righteous end.

What is the narrative situation?

The monkey hosts proliferate and spread across the whole world—mountains, forests, and seas—indicating the scale of preparations for Rāma’s work.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective strength: virtue is shown as coordinated abundance rather than solitary heroism.