Shloka 18

Devanagari script

दिश: प्रस्थापिता: सर्वे विनीता हरयो मया । सर्वेषां च कृत: कालो मासेनागमनं पुन:,“मैंने सब दिशाओंमें सभी विनयशील वानरोंको भेज दिया है और उन सबके लिये एक महीनेके अंदर ही लौट आनेका समय निश्चित कर दिया है

Transliteration

diśaḥ prasthāpitāḥ sarve vinītā harayo mayā | sarveṣāṃ ca kṛtaḥ kālo māsenāgamanaṃ punaḥ ||

Translation

Aku telah mengutus pasukan wanara yang tertib ke segala penjuru, dan bagi mereka semua telah kutetapkan batas waktu: dalam sebulan mereka harus kembali lagi.

Word by Word

दिशःdirections

प्रस्थापिताःsent forth / dispatched

सर्वेall

विनीताःdisciplined / well-trained

हरयःmonkeys (vanaras)

मयाby me

सर्वेषाम्of all (of them)

चand

कृतःmade / fixed

कालःtime / deadline

मासेनwithin a month / by (the limit of) a month

आगमनम्return / coming

पुनःagain / back

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

harayaḥ (vānaras/monkey-hosts)

diśaḥ (the directions)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Effective dharmic leadership combines discipline with clear accountability: tasks are assigned broadly, and a definite time-limit is set so that duty is completed without delay or disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya reports that he has sent the monkey-forces out in all directions and has established a one-month deadline for their return, indicating an organized search or mission carried out under firm command.