Shloka 59

पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः

Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita

Devanagari script

तत्र वैखानसा नाम वालखिल्या महर्षयः।।4.40.59।।प्रकाशमाना दृश्यन्ते सूर्यवर्णास्तपस्विनः।

Transliteration

tatra vaikhānasā nāma vālakhilyā maharṣayaḥ | prakāśamānā dṛśyante sūryavarṇās tapasvinaḥ ||

Translation

Di sana tampak para Mahārṣi bernama Vaikhānasa dan Vālakhilya—para pertapa yang bercahaya, berwarna-kilau laksana Sang Surya.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, स्थानवाचक

• vaikhānasāḥ: Vaikhānasas
• vaikhānasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaikhānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha/Viśeṣaṇa (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle indicating name/appellation (नामार्थक निपात)

• vālakhilyāḥ: Vālakhilyas
• vālakhilyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālakhilya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Bahuvacana; in apposition to ‘vaikhānasāḥ’

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Bahuvacana; apposition

• prakāśamānāḥ: shining/radiant
• prakāśamānāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-kāś (काश् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Śatṛ/Present active participle (शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; qualifying sages

• dṛśyante: are seen/appear
• dṛśyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; ātmanepada, passive-like sense ‘are seen/appear’

• sūryavarṇāḥ: sun-hued
• sūryavarṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūrya-varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘sun-colored’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; qualifying sages

• tapasvinaḥ: ascetics
• tapasvinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; apposition

Context

'Over there the great ascetics Vaikhanasas and Valakhilyas appear like the radiating Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through tapas and truth: the sages’ radiance signifies inner purity gained by disciplined, truthful living—an ethical ideal the searchers should emulate.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva identifies sacred inhabitants of the region—renunciant sages—marking the area as spiritually significant and recognizable.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tapas (austerity) and śauca (purity), shown through the sages’ sun-like radiance.