Shloka 32

मधुवनभङ्गः

The Disruption of Madhuvana and Dadhimukha’s Complaint

Devanagari script

सर्वं चैवाङ्गदे दोषं श्रावयिष्यामि पार्थिवे।अमर्षी वचनं श्रुत्वा घातयिष्यति वानरान्।।5.62.32।।

Transliteration

sarvaṃ caivāṅgade doṣaṃ śrāvayiṣyāmi pārthive | amarṣī vacanaṃ śrutvā ghātayiṣyati vānarān ||

Translation

Dan aku akan menyampaikan kepada sang raja seluruh kesalahan Aṅgada. Setelah mendengar kata-kata ini, raja yang lekas murka itu akan memerintahkan para wanara dibunuh.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2), Singular; object of श्रावयिष्यामि

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• अङ्गदे: in Angada's case / about Angada
• अङ्गदे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; 'in/with regard to Angada'

• दोषम्: fault/offence
• दोषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Singular; appositional to सर्वम् (what will be reported)

• श्रावयिष्यामि: I will inform/make (him) hear
• श्रावयिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) [causative: श्रावयति]
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त), Future (लृट्), 1st person, Singular, parasmaipada

• पार्थिवे: to the king
• पार्थिवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7), Singular; 'to/with the king' (locative of reference)

• अमर्षी: the furious one
• अमर्षी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; adjective used substantively for Sugriva: 'the intolerant/irascible one'

• वचनम्: the words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular; object of श्रुत्वा

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• घातयिष्यति: will cause to be killed / will have slain
• घातयिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) [causative: घातयति]
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त), Future (लृट्), 3rd person, Singular, parasmaipada

• वानरान्: the monkeys
• वानरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural

Context

'Sugriva will chase all the vanaras and their friends greedy for honey. They will be punished with a stick. They are doomed'.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgada
• Sugrīva
• Vānaras
• King (pārthiva)

FAQs

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

Accountability to lawful authority: wrongdoing in a protected royal domain is to be reported truthfully to the ruler, who upholds order.

What is the narrative situation?

Dadhimukha, unable to stop the Vānaras’ excesses in Madhuvana, decides to inform Sugrīva and predicts harsh punishment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dadhimukha’s duty-bound guardianship and commitment to reporting the truth, even when it may bring severe consequences.