Shloka 14

Devanagari script

त॑ सदारो विनीतात्मा सुग्रीव: प्लवगाधिप: । पूजया प्रतिजग्राह प्रीयमाणस्तदर्हया

Transliteration

taṁ sadāro vinītātmā sugrīvaḥ plavagādhipaḥ | pūjayā pratijagrāha prīyamāṇas tad-arhayā ||

Translation

Then Sugrīva, lord of the monkeys, accompanied by his wife and possessed of a disciplined and courteous spirit, received him with due honors. Pleased by the fitting reverence shown, he accepted the welcome in a manner befitting righteous conduct and proper hospitality.

Word by Word

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

• सदारः: having (his) wife; with his wife
• सदारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विनीतात्मा: self-controlled; disciplined in mind
• विनीतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनीतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• प्लवगाधिपः: lord of the monkeys
• प्लवगाधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवगाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूजयाः: with worship; by honoring
• पूजयाः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रतिजग्राह: received; accepted
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रीयमाणः: being pleased; rejoicing
• प्रीयमाणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that (gift/act)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्हया: worthy; fitting (honor)
• अर्हया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्ह
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)
• सुग्रीव (Sugrīva)
• प्लवग (monkeys/vanaras)
• सुग्रीव की पत्नी (Sugrīva’s wife)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic hospitality and royal decorum: a ruler should be self-controlled (vinītātmā) and receive others with fitting honor (tad-arhayā pūjayā), showing that ethical conduct is expressed through respectful welcome and proper etiquette.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes Sugrīva, the monkey-king, accompanied by his wife, receiving a visitor respectfully. Sugrīva is pleased by the propriety of the occasion and accepts the reception with due honor.