Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 22

सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma

Public Witness and Protocol

Devanagari script

ऋक्षाणांवानराणां च राक्षसानां च सर्वशः ।वृन्दान्युत्सार्यमाणानिदूरमुत्तस्थुरन्ततः ।।।।

Transliteration

ṛkṣāṇāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca rākṣasānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ |

vṛndāny utsāryamāṇāni dūram uttasthur antataḥ ||

Translation

ഋക്ഷന്മാരുടെയും വാനരന്മാരുടെയും രാക്ഷസന്മാരുടെയും കൂട്ടങ്ങൾ എല്ലാടത്തും ഒഴിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടപ്പോൾ, അവർ ഒടുവിൽ ആ സ്ഥലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ദൂരത്തേക്ക് മാറിനിന്നു.

Word by Word

• kañcuka-uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ: men wearing coats and turbans
• kañcuka-uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kañcuka (प्रातिपदिक) + uṣṇīṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara: ‘coat-wearers and turban-wearers’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• vetra-jarjara-pāṇayaḥ: with staffs in their hands
• vetra-jarjara-pāṇayaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vetra (प्रातिपदिक) + jarjara (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (‘whose hands have staffs’/‘staff-in-hand’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of kañcukauṣṇīṣiṇaḥ

• utsārayantaḥ: driving out
• utsārayantaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ut-√sṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle) from उत्+√सृ; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• yodhān: warriors
• yodhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• samantāt: on all sides/around
• samantāt: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परितोऽर्थक (adverb: ‘from all sides/around’)

• paricakramuḥ: moved about/went around
• paricakramuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√kram (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

The hordes of Bears, Vanaras and Rakshasas moving about all over there were driven away to a distance from the vicinity.

Characters & Entities

• Bears (ṛkṣāḥ)
• Vānaras
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Dharma requires restraint even after victory: different allied groups must maintain decorum and distance when propriety demands it.

What is the narrative situation?

The mixed forces—bears, vānaras, and rākṣasas—are collectively moved back to clear the immediate area.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective discipline: the armies comply with regulation, showing readiness to subordinate impulse to rightful procedure.