Shloka 20

राक्षसेन्द्रनिवेशनविचारः

Survey of Ravana’s Residence and Lanka’s Inner Quarters

Devanagari script

शुकस्य च महातेजाः सारणस्य च धीमतः।।।।तथा चेन्द्रजितो वेश्म जगाम हरियूथपः।

Transliteration

śukasya ca mahātejāḥ sāraṇasya ca dhīmataḥ |

tathā cendrajito veśma jagāma hariyūthapaḥ ||5.6.20||

Translation

光り輝く猿軍の将は、シュカの家へ、賢きサーラナの住まいへ、そして同じくインドラジットの邸へと赴いた。

Word by Word

• शुकस्य: of Śuka
• शुकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक (प्रातिपदिक/नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• महातेजाः: very brilliant
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of subject)

• सारणस्य: of Sāraṇa
• सारणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारण (प्रातिपदिक/नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• धीमतः: of the intelligent (one)
• धीमतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सारणस्य)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: None (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• इन्द्रजितः: of Indrajit
• इन्द्रजितः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रजित् (प्रातिपदिक/नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive; understood with वेश्म)

• वेश्म: residence
• वेश्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जगाम: went/reached
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरियूथपः: leader of the monkey-troop
• हरियूथपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हरीणां यूथपः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

The brilliant leader of monkeys bounded to the house of Suka, to the clever Sarana's and to Indrajit's.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Śuka
• Sāraṇa
• Indrajit
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

Dharma is responsible leadership: Hanumān undertakes danger personally to secure truthful knowledge for the greater good.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān continues his systematic search by checking the residences of key rākṣasa figures, including Indrajit.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Leadership through personal accountability—taking risk to protect the mission.