Shloka 11

वानरसेनामिलनम् / The Mustering of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

ततो नगेन्द्रसङ्काशैस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैर्महाबलैः।कृत्स्ना सञ्छादिता भूमिरसङ्ख्येयैः प्लवङ्गमैः।।4.39.10।।निमेषान्तरमात्रेण ततस्तैर्हरियूथपैः।कोटीशतपरीवारैः कामरूपिभिरावृता।।4.39.11।।नादेयैः पार्वतीयैश्च सामुद्रैश्च महाबलैः।हरिभिर्मेघनिर्ह्रादैरन्यैश्च वनचारिभिः।।4.39.12।।तरुणादित्यवर्णैश्च शशिगौरैश्च वानरैः।पद्मकेसरवर्णैश्च श्वेतैर्मेरुकृतालयैः।।4.39.13।।

Transliteration

nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tatas tair hariyūthapaiḥ |

koṭīśataparīvāraiḥ kāmarūpibhir āvṛtā || 4.39.11 ||

Translation

Dalam sekejap, nyaris hanya sela antara dua kedipan, tempat itu dipenuhi para pemimpin pasukan kera, dikelilingi ratusan krore pengikut—makhluk yang mampu mengambil rupa sesuka hati.

Word by Word

• निमेषान्तरमात्रेण: within just the measure of an instant
• निमेषान्तरमात्रेण: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरणे—कालाधिकरण, time-locative sense via instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमेष + अन्तर + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—निमेषस्य अन्तरम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तस्य मात्रा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपद (Discourse connector/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), काल/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then/thereupon')

• तैः: by those
• तैः: करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• हरियूथपैः: by the leaders of monkey-troops
• हरियूथपैः: करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—हरिणां यूथपाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कोटीशतपरीवारैः: with retinues of hundreds of crores
• कोटीशतपरीवारैः: करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + शत + परिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjectival) हरियूथपैः इत्यस्य; समासः—कोटीनां शतानि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तैः परिवारैः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासभावः: 'having as retinue')

• कामरूपिभिः: by those who can assume forms at will
• कामरूपिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/करणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjectival) हरियूथपैः; समासः—कामेन रूपं येषां ते (तत्पुरुष; अर्थतः 'at will-formed')

• आवृता: was covered
• आवृता: कर्मणि-भाव (Predicate participle; relates to कर्म—भूमिः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोग (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); भूमिः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; अर्थः—'covered/surrounded'

Context

In a minute, the entire land was crowded with innumerable powerful monkeys of the size of mountains having sharp fangs.The monkey leaders with a hundred crore monkey followers, who could assume any form at their will mighty monkeys from the mountains, rivers and seas vanaras thundering like clouds and other free vanaras who were wanderers vanaras red in colour like the rising Sun, tawny coloured ones like the Moon some who were of the hue of white lotus filaments and some vanaras residing in mount Meru came there.

Characters & Entities

• hariyūthapa (monkey troop-leaders)

FAQs

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

Dharma is swift responsiveness to a rightful call: power and special abilities (like kāmarūpa) are shown as instruments for service to truth and justice, not for vanity.

What is the narrative situation?

The monkey commanders arrive with vast retinues almost instantly, indicating the scale and urgency of the coming search for Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prompt obedience and coordinated leadership—troops rally around their chiefs without delay.