Shloka 3

अध्याय १४९ — हनूमतो महद्रूपदर्शनं तथा धर्म-नीति-उपदेशः

Hanūmān’s Vast Form and Instruction on Dharma–Statecraft

Devanagari script

स राज्यं प्राप्य सुग्रीव: सीताया: परिमार्गणे | वानरान्‌ प्रेषयामास शतशो5थ सहसत्रश:,राज्य पाकर सुग्रीवने सीताजीकी खोजके लिये सौ-सौ तथा हजार-हजार वानरोंकी टोली इधर-उधर भेजी

Transliteration

sa rājyaṃ prāpya sugrīvaḥ sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇe | vānarān preṣayāmāsa śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

Setelah memperoleh kerajaan, Sugrīva mulai mengusahakan pencarian Sītā. Untuk menemukannya, ia mengutus pasukan vānarā dalam rombongan ratusan dan ribuan ke berbagai penjuru.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active, having obtained

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सीतायाः: of Sita
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• परिमार्गणे: in the searching, in the quest
• परिमार्गणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिमार्गण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वानरान्: monkeys, vanaras
• वानरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रेषयामास: sent forth, dispatched
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + इष् (प्रेषयति)
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Active

• शतशः: by hundreds, in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस्
• Form: adverb

• अथ: then, and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ
• Form: particle

• सहस्रशः: by thousands, in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्
• Form: adverb

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Sītā
• Vānaras

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and position are validated by purposeful action: once established in authority, a leader should promptly mobilize resources for a righteous objective, showing responsibility, gratitude, and organized service rather than complacency.

What is happening in the narrative?

After gaining the kingdom, Sugrīva initiates the search for Sītā by sending out vānaras in large numbers—hundreds and thousands—indicating a coordinated, wide-ranging effort to find her.