Shloka 49

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

सहितौ रामसुग्रीवावुभावकुरुतां तदा।समयं वालिनं हन्तुं तव चान्वेषणं तथा।।।।

Transliteration

sahitau rāmasugrīvāv ubhāv akurutāṁ tadā | samayaṁ vālinam hantuṁ tava cānvēṣaṇaṁ tathā ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഏകതയിൽ നിന്ന രാമനും സുഗ്രീവനും ഒരു സമയം ചെയ്തു: വാലിയെ വധിക്കാനും, അതുപോലെ നിന്നെ അന്വേഷിക്കാനും।।

Word by Word

• सहितौ: together
• सहितौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual (द्विवचन); predicate adjective of rāmasugrīvau

• रामसुग्रीवौ: Rama and Sugrīva
• रामसुग्रीवौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma + sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual; emphasizes dual subject

• अकुरुताम्: made / concluded
• अकुरुताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (करणे) (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्, past), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Dual (द्विवचन)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• समयम्: agreement
• समयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वालिनम्: Vāli
• वालिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हन्तुम्: to slay
• हन्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हिंसागत्योः) (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to kill’

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• अन्वेषणम्: search
• अन्वेषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anveṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तथावाचक-अव्यय)

Context

"(Having become friends) Rama and Sugriva together reached an agreement to kill Vali and search for you.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sugriva
• Vali
• Sita

FAQs

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

Keeping covenants (satya in action): dharma is upheld through mutual promises and reciprocal duties between allies.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman recounts the alliance: Rama helps Sugriva against Vali; Sugriva commits resources to search for Sita.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability and alliance-dharma—honoring agreements for a righteous goal.