Shloka 47

सूर्य–कर्णोपदेशः

Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Kīrti and the Kuṇḍala

Devanagari script

7 जन ] ४! । (/9,|।। #//7+7) ९३४४ ।। प्रतिजग्राह समस्तं स्वागतेन महामना: । सुग्रीवस्य तु शड्काभूत्‌ प्रणिधि: स्यादिति सम ह,महामना श्रीरामने स्वागतपूर्वक उन्हें अपनाया। उस समय सुग्रीवके मनमें यह शंका हुई कि “कहीं यह शत्रुका कोई गुप्तचर न हो”

Transliteration

pratijagrāha samastaṃ svāgatena mahāmanāḥ | sugrīvasya tu śaṅkābhūt praṇidhiḥ syād iti saḥ ||

Translation

The great-souled one (Rāma) received them all with due words of welcome. Yet in Sugrīva’s mind a doubt arose: “Could this be an enemy’s spy?” The passage highlights the ethical tension between hospitality and prudent vigilance in uncertain circumstances.

Word by Word

• {'pratijagrāha': 'received, accepted, welcomed', 'samastam': 'all, the whole group', 'svāgatena': 'with welcome

• by courteous reception', 'mahāmanāḥ': 'great-souled, noble-minded (epithet)', 'sugrīvasya': 'of Sugrīva', 'tu': 'but, however', 'śaṅkā': 'doubt, suspicion', 'abhūt': 'arose, came to be', 'praṇidhiḥ': 'spy, secret agent, informer', 'syāt': 'might be', 'iti': 'thus (marking quoted thought)', 'saḥ': 'he'}

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Śrī Rāma
• Sugrīva
• praṇidhi (spy)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should uphold courtesy and dharmic hospitality, yet remain discerning; ethical conduct does not exclude prudent caution when security and intent are uncertain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma welcomes the visitors respectfully, while Sugrīva privately suspects that the newcomer may be an enemy’s spy, reflecting the atmosphere of risk and political vigilance.