Shloka 4

Kuntī–Sūrya-saṃvāda: Autonomy, Reputation, and the Promise of Karṇa

Devanagari script

सुषेणमैन्दद्विविदै: कुमुदेनाड्देन च । हनुमन्नीलतारैश्वन नलेन च कपीश्वर:,सुषेण, मैन्द, द्विविद, कुमुद, अंगद, हनुमान, नील, तार तथा नलके साथ कपिराज सुग्रीव उन दोनों बन्धुओंकी रक्षा करने लगे

Transliteration

Suṣeṇam aindad dvividaiḥ kumudenāṅgadēna ca | Hanumannīlatāraiś ca nalena ca kapīśvaraḥ sugrīvaḥ tau bandhuṃ rakṣituṃ pracakrame ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Sugrīva, lord of the Vānaras, together with Suṣeṇa, Mainda, Dvivida, Kumuda, Aṅgada, Hanumān, Nīla, Tārā, and Nala, set about protecting those two kinsmen. The scene underscores the ethic of loyalty and guardianship: strength is gathered not for conquest but for the righteous duty of safeguarding one’s own.

Word by Word

सुषेणेनby Suṣeṇa

मैन्देनby Mainda

द्विविदैःby Dvivida (and others)

कुमुदेनby Kumuda

अङ्गदेनby Aṅgada

चand

हनुमताby Hanumān

नीलेनby Nīla

तारैःby Tārā (or: by the Tārās)

चand

नलेनby Nala

चand

कपीश्वरःthe lord of monkeys (Sugrīva)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Sugrīva

Suṣeṇa

Mainda

Dvivida

Kumuda

Aṅgada

Hanumān

Nīla

Tārā

Nala

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes