Shloka 15

महाभिषेकः

Sugriva’s Coronation and Angada’s Installation

Devanagari script

नायमुद्योगसमयः प्रविश त्वं पुरीं शुभाम्।अस्मिन्वत्स्याम्यहं सौम्य पर्वते सह लक्ष्मणः।।

Transliteration

nāyam udyogasamayaḥ praviśa tvaṃ purīṃ śubhām | asmin vatsyāmy ahaṃ saumya parvate saha lakṣmaṇaḥ || 4.26.15 ||

Translation

今は奮起して事を起こす時ではない。吉祥なる都へ入れ。やさしき者よ、私はラクシュマナ（Lakṣmaṇa）と共にこの山に留まろう。

Word by Word

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गिरिगुहा: mountain-cave
• गिरिगुहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि-गुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: गिरेः गुहा; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रम्या: delightful
• रम्या: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of गिरिगुहा)

• विशाला: spacious
• विशाला: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• युक्तमारुता: with fitting breeze
• युक्तमारुता: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त-मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: युक्तः मारुतः यस्याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रभूतसलिला: having abundant water
• प्रभूतसलिला: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत-सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: प्रभूतं सलिलं यस्याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• सौम्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• प्रभूतकमलोत्पला: rich in lotuses and lilies
• प्रभूतकमलोत्पला: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत-कमल-उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय: प्रभूतानि कमलोत्पलानि यस्याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Context

'O good-natured Sugriva! this is not a suitable time for any endeavour. Go to the auspicious capital city of Kishkinda and I will reside on the mountain with Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Kiṣkindhā (implied city)
• Mountain (R̥śyamūka/Mālyavat region—implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma is disciplined patience: knowing when not to act is part of righteous strategy, especially when conditions (season, terrain) make action harmful or futile.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma permits Sugrīva to return to Kiṣkindhā while Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa remain on the mountain through the rains, postponing major operations.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Restraint and strategic patience—enduring delay without abandoning the goal.