Shloka 22

अङ्गद

प्रत्यागमनम् — Angada’s Return and the Confirmation of Sītā’s Discovery

Devanagari script

उत्पतन्तमनूत्पेतु स्सर्वे ते हरियूथपाः।कृत्वाकाशं निराकाशं यन्त्रोत्क्षिप्ता इवाचलाः।।।।

Transliteration

utpatantam anūtpētuḥ sarve te hariyūthapāḥ | kṛtvākāśaṃ nirākāśaṃ yantrotkṣiptā ivācalāḥ ||

Translation

その後を追って、猿軍の将たちも皆が跳び上がり、空は空でないかのように満ちた——まるで山から機械で投げ放たれた岩のように。

Word by Word

उत्पतन्तम्(him) leaping up

अनुafter, following

उत्पेतुःsprang up

सर्वेall

तेthose

हरियूथपाःleaders of monkey-troops

कृत्वाhaving made

आकाशम्the sky

निराकाशम्as if skyless

यन्त्रby a machine

उत्क्षिप्ताःhurled up

इवlike

अचलाःmountains

Context

All the vanara troops sprang up into the air as though there was no sky, like stones shattered by machines from the mountains rise up.

Characters & Entities

Angada

Hariyuthapas (vanara troop leaders)

Sky (ākāśa)

FAQs

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

Dharma is coordinated unity: many act as one when aligned under a leader, creating unstoppable momentum toward duty.

What is the narrative situation?

The troop leaders follow Angada into the air in a mass ascent, poetically described as crowding the sky.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective discipline and readiness—swift, synchronized response to the leader’s decision.