Shloka 40

महाभिषेकः

Sugriva’s Coronation and Angada’s Installation

Devanagari script

रामं चैव महात्मानं लक्ष्मणं च पुनः पुनः।प्रीताश्च तुष्टुवुस्सर्वे तादृशे तत्र वर्तिते।।

Transliteration

rāmaṃ caiva mahātmānaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ |

prītāś ca tuṣṭuvus sarve tādṛśe tatra vartite ||

Translation

そこで起こったことに満ち足り、皆は大いなる御心のラーマと、またラクシュマナをも、幾度となく讃嘆した。

Word by Word

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: indeed/also)

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled
• महात्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रामस्य विशेषणम्

• लक्ष्मणम्: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (again and again)

• प्रीताः: pleased
• प्रीताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक; √प्री)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्ता

• तादृशे: on such (an occasion)
• तादृशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी/अधिकरण (on such an occasion)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• वर्तिते: when (it) happened/occurred
• वर्तिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when it had occurred)

Context

'O Lord! by your grace Sugriva inherited the ancestral kingdom which would have been otherwise difficult.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• vānaras (all of them; implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes gratitude and recognition of righteous service: the community honors Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa for enabling just order and rightful leadership.

What is the narrative situation?

Following the coronation events, the vānaras express collective appreciation by praising Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa repeatedly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dhārmic leadership—he guides succession and stability without seeking personal gain, earning public praise.