Shloka 14

पश्चिमदिशि अन्वेषणादेशः

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Devanagari script

तत्र सीतां च मार्गध्वं निलयं रावणस्य च।।4.42.12।।वेलातलनिविष्टेषु पर्वतेषु वनेषु च।मुरचीपत्तनं चैव रम्यं चैव जटीपुरम्।।4.42.13।।अवन्तीमङ्गलोपां च तथा चालक्षितं वनम्।राष्ट्राणि च विशालानि पत्तनानि ततस्ततः।।4.42.14।।

Transliteration

avantīmaṅgalopāṃ ca tathā cālakṣitaṃ vanam |

rāṣṭrāṇi ca viśālāni pattanāni tatastataḥ ||4.42.14||

Translation

അവന്തിയിലും മംഗലോപയിലും, അതുപോലെ അടയാളമില്ലാത്ത ആ ദുഷ്കരമായി തിരിച്ചറിയപ്പെടുന്ന വനത്തിലും അന്വേഷിക്കുവിൻ; പിന്നെ ഇവിടെ അവിടെ വ്യാപകമായ രാജ്യങ്ങളും നഗരങ്ങളും പട്ടണങ്ങളും പരിശോധിക്കുവിൻ.

Word by Word

• sindhu-sāgarayoḥ: of the Sindhu and the sea
• sindhu-sāgarayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sindhu + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः (of the river Sindhu and the sea)

• ca: and
• ca: Coordination (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• eva: indeed
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• saṅgame: at the confluence
• saṅgame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय

• parvataḥ: mountain
• parvataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mahān: great
• mahān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• hema-giriḥ: Hemagiri
• hema-giriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hema + giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः (golden mountain)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Apposition marker (नाम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (indeclinable: by name)

• śata-śṛṅgaḥ: hundred-peaked
• śata-śṛṅgaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (having a hundred peaks)

• mahā-drumaḥ: with great trees
• mahā-drumaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (with great trees / great-tree(d))

Context

'There is a lofty mountain with a hundred peaks and great trees at the confluence of river Sindhu and the sea. It is known as Hemagiri (golden mountain).

Characters & Entities

• Cities (pattana)

FAQs

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

Dharma as perseverance for truth (Satya): even obscure, ‘unnoticed’ places must be examined, because truth may be hidden and must be pursued without bias toward only famous locations.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva expands the search perimeter to additional regions and emphasizes wide coverage across kingdoms, towns, and difficult-to-identify forest areas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Anveṣaṇa-nīti (methodical investigation) and endurance: the search is framed as comprehensive, including remote and inconspicuous terrain.