Shloka 25

सुग्रीवस्य वैरानुकथनम्

Sugriva’s Account of Enmity and Appeal to Rama

Devanagari script

अत्रानेनास्मि संरुद्धो राज्यं प्रार्थयताऽत्मनः।सुग्रीवेण नृशंसेन विस्मृत्य भ्रातृसौहृदम्।।।।

Transliteration

atrānenāsmi saṃruddho rājyaṃ prārthayatā ’tmanaḥ | sugrīveṇa nṛśaṃsena vismṛtya bhrātṛ-sauhṛdam ||

Translation

Di sinilah aku dikurung olehnya—Sugrīva yang kejam—yang melupakan kasih persaudaraan dan mengingini kerajaan untuk dirinya sendiri.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• अनेन: by him/with this (person)
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• संरुद्धः: confined/blocked
• संरुद्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-रुध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (of अहम् implied)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रार्थयता: by (him) seeking
• प्रार्थयता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-अर्थ् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle, शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्तरि (instrumental: 'by (him) desiring')

• आत्मनः: for himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; स्वार्थे (for himself/of himself)

• सुग्रीवेण: by Sugriva
• सुग्रीवेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• नृशंसेन: cruel/wicked
• नृशंसेन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृशंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सुग्रीवेण)

• विस्मृत्य: having forgotten
• विस्मृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-स्मृ (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकाल

• भ्रातृसौहृदम्: brotherly affection
• भ्रातृसौहृदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ-सौहृद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भ्रातॄणां सौहृदम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

'I was obstructed by wicked Sugriva who forgot his brotherly love and was desiring the kingdom, which belongs to me.'

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Sugrīva
• kingdom (rājya)

FAQs

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

The verse condemns adharmic ambition: craving power while abandoning truth and familial loyalty is portrayed as a moral failure with social consequences.

What is the narrative situation?

Vāli interprets the sealed cave and subsequent events as Sugrīva’s attempt to seize the kingdom by excluding him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Concern for righteousness in rulership—Vāli frames kingship as tied to loyalty and rightful conduct, not mere acquisition.