Shloka 8

एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49)

Aṅgada Re-energizes the Southern Search Party

Devanagari script

अवश्यं क्रियमाणस्य दृश्यते कर्मणः फलम्।अलं निर्वेदमागम्य न हि नो मीलनं क्षमम्।।4.49.8।।

Transliteration

avaśyaṃ kriyamāṇasya dṛśyate karmaṇaḥ phalam | alaṃ nirvedam āgamya na hi no mīlanaṃ kṣamam ||

Translation

Sesungguhnya, bagi pekerjaan yang dilakukan hingga tuntas, hasilnya pasti terlihat. Cukuplah putus asa—menutup mata dan menyerah tidak layak bagi kita.

Word by Word

• avaśyam: certainly
• avaśyam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avaśya (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग)
• Form: Adverb (निश्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• kriyamāṇasya: of (a deed) being done
• kriyamāṇasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + śānac (शानच्; present passive participle)
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्-कृदन्त), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying karmaṇaḥ

• dṛśyate: is seen/appears
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive-like meaning 'is seen/appears'

• karmaṇaḥ: of the action/deed
• karmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• phalam: result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता; subject of dṛśyate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• alam: enough (of)
• alam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle expressing sufficiency/prohibition (पर्याप्त्यर्थक/निषेधार्थक अव्यय): 'enough (of)'

• nirvedam: despair
• nirvedam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirveda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• āgamya: having come to/after falling into
• āgamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (गम् धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्-कृदन्त), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेधार्थक अव्यय)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic/causal particle (निश्चय/हेतुबोधक अव्यय)

• naḥ: for us/of us
• naḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); enclitic

• mīlanam: closing (of eyes)/giving up
• mīlanam: Karta (कर्ता; subject of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: mīlana (प्रातिपदिक; action noun from √mīl 'to close')
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṣamam: proper/allowable
• kṣamam: Predicative complement (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicative adjective with mīlanam

Characters & Entities

• Vānara search-party

FAQs

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

Dharma grounded in karma-yoga: sustained right effort yields results; surrendering to despair is ethically improper when duty remains.

What is the narrative situation?

The leader argues against hopelessness, insisting that continued action will bring the fruit of discovery.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fortitude and faith in effort—refusing to quit in the face of uncertainty.