Shloka 16

Devanagari script

सभृत्यदारो राजेन्द्र सुग्रीवो वानराधिप: । इदमाह वच: प्रीतो लक्ष्मणं नरकुज्जरम्‌

Transliteration

sabhṛtyadāro rājendra sugrīvo vānarādhipaḥ | idam āha vacaḥ prīto lakṣmaṇaṁ narakujjaram ||

Translation

Markandeya said: “O best of kings, Sugriva—the lord of the monkeys—together with his attendants and household, being pleased, spoke these words to Lakshmana, that mighty man like a war-elephant among men.”

Word by Word

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

• भृत्यदारः: with servants and wife
• भृत्यदारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्यदार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

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

• वानराधिपः: lord of the monkeys
• वानराधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आह: said
• आह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वचः: words; speech
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लक्ष्मणम्: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नरकुञ्जरम्: man-elephant (elephant among men)
• नरकुञ्जरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरकुञ्जर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Sugrīva
• Lakṣmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical kingship and alliance-building through gratitude and respectful speech: a ruler who is pleased acknowledges strength and service, addressing a worthy ally with honor and praise.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya narrates that Sugriva, the monkey-king, accompanied by his attendants and household, is pleased and addresses Lakshmana, praising him as a powerful hero comparable to a war-elephant among men.