Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सोऽहं प्रवेक्ष्याम्यतिदीप्तमग्निंभ्रात्रा च पुत्रेण च सख्यमिच्छन्।इमे विचेष्यन्ति हरिप्रवीरास्सीतां निदेशे तव वर्तमानाः।।

Transliteration

so ’haṁ pravekṣyāmy atidīptam agniṁ bhrātrā ca putreṇa ca sakhyam icchan |

ime viceṣyanti haripravīrāḥ sītāṁ nideśe tava vartamānāḥ ||

Translation

ຂ້າ—ປາຖະໜາຈະຮັກສາມິດຕະພາບກັບອ້າຍນ້ອງ ແລະກັບລູກຊາຍ—ຈະເຂົ້າສູ່ໄຟອັນລຸກໂຊດສະຫວ່າງ. ໃນຂະນະດຽວກັນ ບັນດາຜູ້ນຳວານະຣະຜູ້ປະເສີດເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ຈະອອກທ່ອງທ່ຽວຄົ້ນຫານາງສີຕາ ຕາມພຣະບັນຊາຂອງທ່ານ.

Word by Word

सःhe/that (one)

अहम्I

प्रवेक्ष्यामिI will enter

अतिदीप्तम्very blazing

अग्निम्fire

भ्रात्राwith (my) brother

चand

पुत्रेणwith (your) son

चand

सख्यम्friendship

इच्छन्desiring

इमेthese

विचेष्यन्तिwill search

हरिप्रवीराःleaders among the monkeys

सीताम्Sita

निदेशेin/under the command

तवyour

वर्तमानाःbeing engaged/acting

Context

'I am a sinner. I desire to enter the blazing fire (for atonement) in order to maintain friendship with my brother and son. At your command these vanara leaders will goround and search for Sita.

Characters & Entities

Sugrīva

Rāma

Sītā

Vānara leaders (haripravīrāḥ)

brother (Lakṣmaṇa implied by context of alliance)

son (Aṅgada implied by context)

FAQs

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

Mitra-dharma and accountability: Sugrīva frames loyalty to an alliance and responsibility for promised action (searching for Sītā), even while expressing willingness for self-punishment.

What is the narrative situation?

After Vāli’s death, Sugrīva is overwhelmed by guilt and speaks to Rāma, proposing self-immolation while ensuring the search for Sītā proceeds under Rāma’s command.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

A sense of responsibility and remorse—Sugrīva’s readiness to accept consequences while still safeguarding the pledged mission.