Shloka 24

पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्

Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवप्रियभार्याभिस्ताराप्रमुखतोनृप ।।।।अन्येषांवानरेन्द्राणांस्त्रीभिःपरिवृताह्यहम् ।गन्तुमिच्छेसहायोध्यांराजधानींत्वयासह ।।।।

Transliteration

sugrīvapriyabhāryābhis tārāpramukhato nṛpa | anyeṣāṃ vānarendrāṇāṃ strībhiḥ parivṛtā hy aham | gantum icche sahāyodhyāṃ rājadhānīṃ tvayā saha ||

Translation

ഹേ രാജാവേ, താരയെ മുൻപാക്കി സുഗ്രീവന്റെ പ്രിയഭാര്യകളും മറ്റു വാനരേന്ദ്രന്മാരുടെ സ്ത്രീകളും എന്നെ ചുറ്റിനിൽക്കട്ടെ; ഞാൻ നിനക്കൊപ്പം അയോധ്യാ രാജധാനിയിലേക്കു പോകുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

सुग्रीवप्रियभार्याभिःwith Sugriva's dear wives

ताराTara

प्रमुखतःchiefly, in the lead

नृपO king

अन्येषाम्of other

वानरेन्द्राणाम्of the monkey-lords

स्त्रीभिःwith women

परिवृताsurrounded

हिindeed

अहम्I

गन्तुम्to go

इच्छेI wish

सहwith

अयोध्याम्Ayodhya

राजधानीम्the capital city

त्वयाwith you

सहtogether

Context

Sita, seeing the beautiful Kishkinda city ruled by Vali, gazing at Rama timidly and through love spoke to him.

Characters & Entities

Sītā

Rāma

Ayodhyā

Sugrīva

Tārā

Vānara chiefs

FAQs

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

Social dharma and gratitude toward allies: Sītā’s wish includes the Vānara families, reflecting the ethic that victory and homecoming should honor those who upheld righteousness and aided the just cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā makes a request to Rāma during the journey: she wants the allied women—especially Tārā and Sugrīva’s household—to accompany them to Ayodhyā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s inclusiveness and appreciation—she recognizes the wider community impacted by the war and values their place in the return.