Shloka 66

पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः

Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita

Devanagari script

शैलेषु तेषु सर्वेषु कन्दरेषु वनेषु च।।4.40.66।।ये च नोक्ता मया देशा विचेया तेषु जानकी।

Transliteration

śaileṣu teṣu sarveṣu kandareṣu vaneṣu ca || 4.40.66 ||

ye ca noktā mayā deśā viceyā teṣu jānakī |

Translation

ആ എല്ലാ പർവതങ്ങളിലും, അവയുടെ കന്ദരങ്ങളിലും വനങ്ങളിലും കൂടി—ഞാൻ പ്രത്യേകം പറഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ലാത്ത ദേശങ്ങളിലും പോലും—എവിടെയെല്ലാം കഴിയുമോ അവിടെയെല്ലാം ജാനകിയെ അന്വേഷിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• śaileṣu: on the mountains
• śaileṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Bahuvacana

• teṣu: in those
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Bahuvacana; demonstrative pronoun

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Bahuvacana; qualifying ‘teṣu/śaileṣu’

• kandareṣu: in the caves
• kandareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kandara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī, Bahuvacana

• vaneṣu: in the forests
• vaneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• ye: which
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; relative pronoun qualifying ‘deśāḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• na: not
• na: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle (निषेध)

• uktāḥ: mentioned
• uktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त) ‘said/mentioned’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; qualifying ‘deśāḥ’

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ (कर्ता, passive agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; agent in passive construction

• deśāḥ: places/regions
• deśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• viceyāḥ: should be searched
• viceyāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ci (चि धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Gerundive (यत्) ‘to be searched/examined’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; predicate for ‘deśāḥ’

• teṣu: in those
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Bahuvacana; ‘in those (places)’

• jānakī: Jānakī (Sītā)
• jānakī: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jānakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; object sought, implied as ‘(to be searched for) Jānakī’

Context

'You should look for Janaki everywhere -- on the mountains, in the lakes and in the places not indicated by me.

Characters & Entities

• Jānakī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is diligent duty: a seeker must not limit effort to only what is convenient or already specified, but must search comprehensively for the righteous goal.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva is instructing the search-party on how thoroughly they must look for Sītā, including unnamed and uncharted areas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Thoroughness and perseverance in service—carrying out an entrusted mission without omissions.