Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 57 Shloka 11 - Valmiki Ramayana | Malayalam | Vedapath

Shloka 11

सम्पाति

अङ्गदसंवादः / Sampati and Angada: Genealogy, Jatayu, and the Search Vow

Devanagari script

एतां बुद्धिं ततश्चक्रुस्सर्वे ते वानरर्षभाः।अवतार्य गिरेश्शृङ्गाद्गृध्रमाहाङ्गदस्तदा।।।।

Transliteration

etāṃ buddhiṃ tataś cakruḥ sarve te vānararṣabhāḥ |

avatārya gireḥ śṛṅgād gṛdhram āhāṅgadas tadā ||

Translation

അങ്ങനെ തീരുമാനമുറപ്പിച്ച ശേഷം ആ വാനരശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും പർവ്വതശിഖരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഗൃധ്രനെ താഴെയിറക്കി; അപ്പോൾ അങ്കദൻ അവനോട് സംസാരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

एताम्this

बुद्धिम्plan/thought

ततःthen

चक्रुःthey made/formed

सर्वेall

तेthey

वानरर्षभाःbulls among monkeys/foremost monkeys

अवतार्यhaving brought down

गिरेःof the mountain

शृङ्गात्from the peak

गृध्रम्the vulture

आहsaid

अङ्गदःAṅgada

तदाthen

Context

Thus thought the chief among the monkeys. Angada having helped the vulture come down the mountain peak, said:

Characters & Entities

Aṅgada

Sampāti

Mountain peak

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

Dharma as compassion-in-action: even in distress, the vānara leaders act with restraint and engage through dialogue rather than cruelty.

What is the narrative situation?

The monkeys physically assist Sampāti and then Aṅgada begins a formal conversation, setting up the exchange of crucial information.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Aṅgada’s leadership and presence of mind—he stabilizes the situation and initiates constructive speech.