Shloka 191

The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu

Devanagari script

प्रेषयित्वा च किष्किंधां सुग्रीवं वानरेश्वरं । अयोध्यामागतो रामः पुष्पकं तमथाब्रवीत्

Transliteration

preṣayitvā ca kiṣkiṃdhāṃ sugrīvaṃ vānareśvaraṃ | ayodhyāmāgato rāmaḥ puṣpakaṃ tamathābravīt

Translation

वानरांचा अधिपती सुग्रीव याला किष्किंधेला पाठवून राम अयोध्येला परत आला; मग त्याने त्या पुष्पक विमानास संबोधिले।

Word by Word

• preṣayitvā: having sent
• preṣayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-iṣ (धातु) + ṇic (causative) + ktvā (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), णिजन्त (causative) ‘प्रेषयति’, क्त्वा (ktvā), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• kiṣkiṃdhām: to Kiṣkindhā
• kiṣkiṃdhām: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṣkiṃdhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म; destination), एकवचन (Singular)

• sugrīvam: Sugrīva
• sugrīvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• vānara-īśvaram: lord of the monkeys
• vānara-īśvaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (Tatpurusha; वानराणाम् ईश्वरः), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ayodhyām: to Ayodhyā
• ayodhyām: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म; destination), एकवचन (Singular)

• āgataḥ: having come/arrived
• āgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past active participle in sense), क्त (kta), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• puṣpakam: Puṣpaka (the aerial car)
• puṣpakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• tam: to him/it
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue frame not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ayodhyāmāgataḥ = ayodhyām + āgataḥ; tamathābravīt = tam + atha + abravīt.

Characters & Entities

• Kiṣkindhā
• Sugrīva
• Rāma
• Puṣpaka
• Ayodhyā

FAQs

Who is Sugrīva in this verse, and why is he significant?

Sugrīva is described as the vānareśvara (lord of the Vānaras). He is a key ally of Rāma in the Rāmāyaṇa narrative tradition, representing loyal kingship and the mobilization of righteous support.

What is the Puṣpaka mentioned here?

Puṣpaka is the famed aerial chariot (vimāna). In many Rāmāyaṇa-linked retellings, it functions as a wondrous vehicle used for travel, marking a transition in the story as Rāma returns to Ayodhyā.

What ethical or devotional theme can be drawn from this verse?

The verse highlights orderly responsibility: Rāma first dispatches Sugrīva to his proper place and then returns to Ayodhyā, suggesting disciplined leadership and the restoration of rightful order—an ideal often celebrated in Vaiṣṇava Purāṇic storytelling.