Shloka 4

Devanagari script

गवयो वानरस्तत्र वानरां स्तानुवाच ह।त्रिंशतं तु गमिष्यामि योजनानां प्लवङ्गमाः।।।।शरभस्तानुवाचाथ वानरान् वानरर्षभः।चत्वारिंशद्गमिष्यामि योजनानां प्लवङ्गमाः।।।।वानरस्तु महातेजा अब्रवीद्गन्धमादनः।योजनानां गमिष्यामि पञ्चाशत्तु न संशयः।।।।मैन्दस्तु वानरस्तत्र वानरांस्तानुवाच ह।योजनानां परं षष्टिमहं प्लवितुमुत्सहे।।।।ततस्तत्र महातेजा द्विविदः प्रत्यभाषत।गमिष्यामि न सन्देहस्सप्ततिं योजनान्यहम्।।।।सुषेणस्तु महातेजा:प्रोक्तवान्हरिसत्तमान्।अशीतिं योजनानां तु प्लवेयं प्लवगेश्वराः।।।।

Transliteration

gavayo vānaras tatra vānarāṃs tān uvāca ha |

triṃśataṃ tu gamiṣyāmi yojanānāṃ plavaṅgamāḥ ||

śarabhas tān uvācātha vānarān vānararṣabhaḥ |

catvāriṃśad gamiṣyāmi yojanānāṃ plavaṅgamāḥ ||

vānaras tu mahā-tejā abravīd gandhamādanaḥ |

yojanānāṃ gamiṣyāmi pañcāśat tu na saṃśayaḥ ||

maindas tu vānaras tatra vānarāṃs tān uvāca ha |

yojanānāṃ paraṃ ṣaṣṭim ahaṃ plavitum utsahe ||

tatas tatra mahā-tejā dvividaḥ pratyabhāṣata |

gamiṣyāmi na sandehaḥ saptatiṃ yojanāny aham ||

suṣeṇas tu mahā-tejā proktavān hari-sattamān |

aśītiṃ yojanānāṃ tu plaveyaṃ plavageśvarāḥ ||

Translation

ຢູ່ນັ້ນ ກະວະຍະໄດ້ກ່າວຕໍ່ວານອນທັງຫຼາຍວ່າ “ໂອ ຜູ້ລອຍໂດດຂ້າມ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າສາມາດໄປໄດ້ສາມສິບໂຍຊະນາ” ແລ້ວ ສະຣະພະ ຜູ້ດຸດດັ່ງງົວຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ໃນຫມູ່ວານອນ ກ່າວວ່າ “ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະໄປໄດ້ສີ່ສິບໂຍຊະນາ” ກັນທະມາດະນະຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງໄສ ປະກາດວ່າ “ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະໄປໄດ້ຫ້າສິບໂຍຊະນາ—ບໍ່ມີຄວາມສົງໄສ” ໄມນດະກ່າວວ່າ “ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າປາຖະໜາຈະໂດດໃຫ້ເກີນຫົກສິບໂຍຊະນາ” ແລ້ວ ທະວິວິດະຜູ້ມີເດດກຳລັງ ຕອບວ່າ “ບໍ່ຕ້ອງສົງໄສ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະໄປໄດ້ເຈັດສິບໂຍຊະນາ” ແລະ ສຸເສນະຜູ້ຮຸ່ງເຮືອງ ໄດ້ປະກາດຕໍ່ໜ້າວານອນຜູ້ປະເສີດທັງຫຼາຍວ່າ “ໂອ ເຈົ້ານາຍແຫ່ງຜູ້ໂດດຂ້າມທັງປວງ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າສາມາດໂດດໄດ້ແປດສິບໂຍຊະນາ”

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

कथयताम्while (they were) speaking

तत्रthere

सर्वान्all

तान्those (ones)

अनुमान्यhaving considered/approved

चand

ततःthen

वृद्धतमःthe oldest

तेषाम्among/of them

जाम्बवान्Jāmbavān

प्रत्यभाषतreplied/spoke in return

Context

'If I do not go and no other monkey leader goes, then we have to resort to fasting unto death once again.

Characters & Entities

Gavaya

Śarabha

Gandhamādana

Mainda

Dvivida

Suṣeṇa

vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma is teamwork grounded in truth (satya): the leaders disclose their limits so the group can act wisely rather than boastfully.

What is the narrative situation?

The monkey chiefs estimate the distance they can leap, measuring whether anyone can cross the ocean to reach the enemy land and continue the search for Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability and realism—capacity is stated in measurable terms for the sake of mission success.