Shloka 20

एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49)

Aṅgada Re-energizes the Southern Search Party

Devanagari script

अवरुह्य ततो भूमिं श्रान्ता विगतचेतसः।स्थित्वा मुहूर्तं तत्राथ वृक्षमूलमुपाश्रिताः।।।।

Transliteration

avaruhya tato bhūmiṃ śrāntā vigatacetasaḥ | sthitvā muhūrtaṃ tatrātha vṛkṣamūlam upāśritāḥ ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം അവർ ഭൂമിയിലിറങ്ങി; ക്ഷീണിതരും മനസ്സിൽ നിരാശരുമായി കുറച്ചുനേരം അവിടെ നിന്നിട്ട് പിന്നെ വൃക്ഷത്തിന്റെ വേരിനടിയിൽ അഭയം പ്രാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अवरुह्य: having descended
• अवरुह्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-ruh (रुह् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having descended’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala/Desha-adhikarana (काल/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (adverb) ‘then/from there’

• भूमिम्: ground
• भूमिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• श्रान्ताः: tired
• श्रान्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrānta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषण (tired)

• विगतचेतसः: dejected/dispirited
• विगतचेतसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vigata-cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (विगतं चेतः येषाम्)

• स्थित्वा: having stood
• स्थित्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having stood’

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कालवाचक (duration)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (sequencer) ‘then/and then’

• वृक्षमूलम्: the foot/root of a tree
• वृक्षमूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa-mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वृक्षस्य मूलम्)

• उपाश्रिताः: having taken shelter (at)
• उपाश्रिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-śri (श्रि धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, पुंलिङ्गे, बहुवचनम्; ‘having resorted to/leaned on’

Context

Descending to the foothills, the exhausted monkeys became quiet. Fatigued and disheartened, they assembled under a tree, stood for a moment and then lay down.

Characters & Entities

• vānara-s
• tree (vṛkṣa)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes wise self-management: pausing to recover strength supports the larger righteous duty rather than abandoning it.

What is the narrative situation?

After descending from the mountain, the troop halts briefly and rests under a tree.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pragmatic endurance—recognizing fatigue and restoring capacity to continue the mission.