Shloka 19

दधिमुख

विज्ञापनम् / Dadhimukha Reports the Madhuvana Incident

Devanagari script

जाम्बवान्यत्र नेता स्यादङ्गदश्च महाबलः।।।।हनुमांश्चाप्यधिष्ठाता न तस्य गतिरन्यथा।

Transliteration

jāmbavān yatra netā syād aṅgadaś ca mahābalaḥ | hanumāṃś cāpy adhiṣṭhātā na tasya gatir anyathā ||

Translation

ജാംബവാൻ നേതാവായിടത്ത്, മഹാബലനായ അങ്കദൻ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നിടത്ത്, ഹനുമാൻ അധിഷ്ഠാതാവായിടത്ത്—അവിടെ ഗതി മറ്റെങ്ങനെയാകും? വിജയം തന്നെ നിശ്ചയം.

Word by Word

• jāmbavān: Jāmbavān
• jāmbavān: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmbavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय), ‘where’

• netā: leader
• netā: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominative/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netṛ (प्रातिपदिक; नृ-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• syāt: would be / should be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• aṅgadaḥ: Aṅgada
• aṅgadaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; coordinated subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• mahābalaḥ: mighty/very strong
• mahābalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: mahān balaṃ yasya/mahā-balaḥ ‘great-strong’ qualifying aṅgadaḥ

• hanumān: Hanumān
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता; coordinated subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि-अव्यय) ‘also/even’

• adhiṣṭhātā: supervisor/director
• adhiṣṭhātā: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominative/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhiṣṭhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘superintendent/director’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध; negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• gatiḥ: course/way/outcome
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्; manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय) ‘otherwise’

Context

"O heroic Dadhimukha, get up. Tell me why you have fallen at my feet. I give you protection from all.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma
• Jāmbavān
• Aṅgada
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Dharma is strengthened by orderly leadership: when the wise, the strong, and the devoted coordinate, righteous aims are reliably fulfilled.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa cites the leadership of Jāmbavān, Aṅgada, and Hanumān to justify confidence in the mission’s success.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective excellence—wise guidance (Jāmbavān), royal strength (Aṅgada), and effective execution (Hanumān).