Shloka 31

मधुवनभङ्गः

The Disruption of Madhuvana and Dadhimukha’s Complaint

Devanagari script

एते तिष्ठन्तु गच्छामो भर्ता नो यत्र वानरः।सुग्रीवो विपुलग्रीवः सह रामेण तिष्ठति।।5.62.31।।

Transliteration

ete tiṣṭhantu gacchāmo bhartā no yatra vānaraḥ |

sugrīvo vipulagrīvaḥ saha rāmeṇa tiṣṭhati ||5.62.31||

Translation

“ഇവർ ഇവിടെ തന്നെ നിൽക്കട്ടെ. നമ്മുടെ സ്വാമിയായ വിശാലകണ്ഠൻ വാനരരാജൻ സുഗ്രീവൻ ശ്രീരാമനോടുകൂടെ പാർക്കുന്നിടത്തേക്ക് നാം പോകാം.”

Word by Word

• एते: these (people)
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (1), Plural

• तिष्ठन्तु: let (them) stay
• तिष्ठन्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person, Plural, parasmaipada

• गच्छामः: let us go / we go
• गच्छामः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्) used with injunctive/volitive sense; 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), parasmaipada

• भर्ता: lord/king
• भर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• नः: our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural; enclitic

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• वानरः: the monkey (king)
• वानरः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; in apposition to सुग्रीवः

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• विपुलग्रीवः: broad-necked
• विपुलग्रीवः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल + ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: 'विपुला ग्रीवा यस्य'; Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; qualifies सुग्रीवः

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: Prepositional indeclinable; takes Instrumental (तृतीया)

• रामेण: with Rama
• रामेण: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3), Singular

• तिष्ठति: stays/is staying
• तिष्ठति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, parasmaipada

Context

"Let them stay here. Our broad-necked king Sugriva will be there with Rama. Let us go to him.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhimukha
• Sugrīva
• Rāma
• attendants/servants

FAQs

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

Accountability to rightful authority: dharma requires reporting disturbances to the king, and seeking lawful resolution rather than private retaliation.

What is the narrative situation?

Dadhimukha instructs his men to stay while he goes to inform Sugrīva, who is with Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsibility and truth-oriented governance: he chooses to escalate the matter to the proper ruler for judgment.