Shloka 22

पृथिवीमण्डलपरिज्ञानम्

Sugriva on Surveying the Earth’s Regions

Devanagari script

इदानीं मे स्मृतं राजन्यथा वाली हरीश्वरः।।4.46.21।।मतङ्गेन तदा शप्तो ह्यस्मिन्नाश्रममण्डले।प्रविशेद्यदि वै वाली मूर्धाऽस्य शतधा भवेत्।।4.46.22।।तत्र वासस्सुखोऽस्माकं निरुद्विग्नो भविष्यति।

Transliteration

idānīṁ me smṛtaṁ rājan yathā vālī harīśvaraḥ || 4.46.21 ||

mataṅgena tadā śapto hy asminn āśramamaṇḍale |

praviśed yadi vai vālī mūrdhā 'sya śatadhā bhavet || 4.46.22 ||

tatra vāsaḥ sukho 'smākaṁ nirudvigno bhaviṣyati |

Translation

Sekarang, wahai Raja, aku teringat: Vālī, penguasa para wanara, dahulu telah disumpah oleh resi Matanga di lingkungan pertapaan ini: jika Vālī masuk ke kawasan āśrama ini, kepalanya akan terbelah menjadi seratus bahagian. Maka tempat tinggal kami di sana akan tenteram dan tanpa kegelisahan.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता; agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• pratyakṣam: directly
• pratyakṣam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial accusative: ‘directly/with one’s own eyes’)

• upalakṣitam: was observed
• upalakṣitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-lakṣ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे प्रयोगः—‘observed/noted’

• pṛthivī-maṇḍalam: the earth-circle / world
• pṛthivī-maṇḍalam: Karma (कर्म; object of upalakṣitam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पृथिव्याः मण्डलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kṛtsnam: entire
• kṛtsnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies pṛthivī-maṇḍalam)

• guhām: cave
• guhām: Karma (कर्म; object with āgataḥ ‘reached’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया; copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• āgataḥ: come / arrived
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate of asmi)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past active participle in sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः—‘having come’

• tataḥ: thereafter / from there
• tataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय

Context

'I remembed Matanga's curse to Vali, king of monkeys. Vali would not enter the site of Matanga's hermitage as his head would break into a hundred pieces if he did'. Therefore we thought it would be safe for us to reside in that place.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sugrīva
• Vālī
• Matanga

FAQs

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

Sacred law protects the innocent: dharma is upheld when even the powerful are checked by the moral force of a sage’s decree.

What is the narrative situation?

This is a repeated/renumbered presentation of the same idea: Matanga’s curse makes the hermitage precinct a secure refuge from Vālī.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom—using remembered dharmic constraints to create safety.