Shloka 26

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

वयं तु हरिराजं तं सुग्रीवं सत्यसङ्गरम्।परिचर्यामहे राज्यात्पूर्वजेनावरोपितम्।।।।

Transliteration

vayaṃ tu harirājaṃ taṃ sugrīvaṃ satyasaṅgaram |

paricaryāmahe rājyāt pūrvajenāvaropitam ||5.35.26||

Translation

ഞങ്ങൾ ആ വാനരരാജനായ സുഗ്രീവനെ സേവിക്കുന്നു—സത്യസംഗ്രാമത്തിൽ അചഞ്ചലനായവനെ—മൂത്ത സഹോദരൻ രാജ്യം നിന്ന് സ്ഥാനഭ്രഷ്ടനാക്കിയവനെ.

Word by Word

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• harirājam: the king of monkeys
• harirājam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुष (हरीणां राजा), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• sugrīvam: Sugriva
• sugrīvam: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• satyasaṅgaram: true to his pledge
• satyasaṅgaram: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya + saṅgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुष (सत्ये सङ्गरः/सत्यसङ्गरः = सत्यप्रतिज्ञः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• paricaryāmahe: we serve
• paricaryāmahe: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + √car (चर्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदी, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• rājyāt: from the kingdom
• rājyāt: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• pūrvajena: by the elder brother
• pūrvajena: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrvaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• avaropitam: deposed
• avaropitam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + √ruh (रुह्) (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Singular); sugrīvam इति विशेषणम्

Context

"Both the princes clad in bark robes and armed with powerful bows reached the beautiful location of Rshyamukha mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vānaras
• kingdom (Kishkindhā, implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as loyal service to a rightful leader who stands by truth, even when that leader is politically displaced.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān explains Sugrīva’s status as a deposed king and states that he and others remain in Sugrīva’s service.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and integrity: attendants uphold allegiance to a truth-committed king despite loss of power.