Shloka 33

मधुवनभङ्गः

The Disruption of Madhuvana and Dadhimukha’s Complaint

Devanagari script

इष्टं मधुवनं ह्येतत्पार्थिवस्य महात्मनः।पितृपैतामहं दिव्यं देवैरपि दुरासदम्।।5.62.33।।

Transliteration

iṣṭaṃ madhuvanaṃ hy etat pārthivasya mahātmanaḥ | pitṛpaitāmahaṃ divyaṃ devair api durāsadam ||

Translation

ഈ മധുവനമാണ് മഹാത്മാവായ പാർത്ഥിവരാജാവിന് അത്യന്തം പ്രിയം—പിതൃപൈതാമഹപരമ്പരയിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ദിവ്യവും അത്ഭുതവുമായ ഉപവനം; ദേവന്മാർക്കും പ്രവേശനം ദുഷ്കരം.

Word by Word

• इष्टम्: dear/beloved
• इष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; from इष् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: PPP (क्त) used adjectivally; Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; agrees with मधुवनम्

• मधुवनम्: Madhu-grove (honey-forest)
• मधुवनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'मधूनि यस्मिन्' / 'मधोः वनम्'; Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), causal/emphatic

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; refers to मधुवनम्

• पार्थिवस्य: of the king
• पार्थिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (king)
• महात्मनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: 'महान् आत्मा यस्य'; Masculine, Genitive (6), Singular; qualifies पार्थिवस्य

• पितृपैतामहम्: inherited from father and grandfather
• पितृपैतामहम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ + पैतामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (समाहार-द्वन्द्व) meaning 'paternal and ancestral'; Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; qualifies (etad madhuvanam)

• दिव्यम्: splendid/divine
• दिव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; qualifies मधुवनम्

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3), Plural

• अपि: even
• अपि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) meaning 'even/also'

• दुरासदम्: hard to approach/forbidden
• दुरासदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + आसद (प्रातिपदिक; from आ- सद् धातु)
• Form: Upapada-tatpuruṣa with prefix दुर्; Kṛdanta: potential/gerundive sense 'hard to approach'; Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; qualifies मधुवनम्

Context

'Indeed those evil-minded ones who have disobeyed the king's order deserve to be killed.That way our fury and forbearance will result in success'.

Characters & Entities

• Madhuvana
• Sugrīva (implied as the king)
• Devas (gods)

FAQs

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

Respect for protected inheritance: what is held in trust from ancestors and guarded by law should not be violated for personal pleasure.

What is the narrative situation?

Dadhimukha explains why the Vānaras’ entry and indulgence in Madhuvana is a serious offence: the grove is a royal, ancestral preserve.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence for tradition and lawful boundaries—seeing certain places as sacrosanct and not open to casual enjoyment.