Shloka 83

Devanagari script

यदि न प्रत्ययोऽस्मासु विक्रमे तव वानर।प्रत्ययं समरे श्लाघ्यमहमुत्पादयामि ते4.11.83।।

Transliteration

yadi na pratyayo 'smāsu vikrame tava vānara |

pratyayaṃ samare ślāghyam aham utpādayāmi te || 4.11.83 ||

Translation

猿よ、もし我らの武勇にまだ信頼を置けぬなら、戦いにおいて称賛に値する信頼を汝に生じさせよう。

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्ययम् (conditional)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• pratyayaḥ: confidence/faith
• pratyayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• asmāsu: in us
• asmāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचनम्; ‘in us’

• vikrame: in valor
• vikrame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• vānara: O monkey
• vānara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• pratyayam: confidence
• pratyayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• ślāghyam: praiseworthy
• ślāghyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślāghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् प्रतीयमानं प्रत्ययम्

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• utpādayāmi: I will produce/create
• utpādayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + √pad (धातु) (causative: utpād)
• Form: लट् (Present), णिजन्त (Causative), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• te: for you/to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचनम्

Context

'If you have no confidence in my strength in fight, O monkey, I will create it in you so much so that you will admire it.'

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sugriva

FAQs

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

A righteous ally gives assurance grounded in truth and capability; dharma in friendship includes removing a friend’s doubts through honorable proof.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama answers Sugriva’s uncertainty by promising to demonstrate his battle strength.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability and protective confidence—Rama commits to action, not mere words.