Shloka 64

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवश्शङ्कितश्चासीन्नित्यं वीर्येण राघवे ।।1.1.63।।राघवप्रत्ययार्थं तु दुन्दुभे: कायमुत्तमम् ।दर्शयामास सुग्रीवो महापर्वतसन्निभम् ।।1.1.64।।

Transliteration

sugrīvaḥ śaṅkitaś cāsīn nityaṃ vīryeṇa rāghave |

rāghava-pratyayārthaṃ tu dundubheḥ kāyam uttamam |

darśayāmāsa sugrīvo mahā-parvata-sannibham ||

Translation

စုဂရీవသည် ရာမ၏ အင်အားကို မသေချာသေးသဖြင့်၊ ရာမအပြည့်အဝ ယုံကြည်ကာ ပြင်ဆင်နိုင်ရန် တောင်တစ်လုံးကဲ့သို့ ကျယ်ပြန့်ကြီးမားသော ဒုန္ဒုဘီ၏ အင်အားကြီး ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာကို ပြသ하였다။

Word by Word

• utsmayitvā: having smiled
• utsmayitvā: Kriyā (क्रिया) (subsidiary action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√smi (स्मि) (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा) → utsmayitvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया) = 'having smiled'

• mahābāhuḥ: the mighty-armed (Rāma)
• mahābāhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi ‘mahābāhū yasya saḥ’ = 'one whose arms are great'

• prekṣya: having looked (at)
• prekṣya: Kriyā (क्रिया) (subsidiary action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√īkṣ (ईक्ष्) (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्) → prekṣya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थ), 'having looked at'

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

• asthi: bone / skeleton
• asthi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asthi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā (Acc/2nd), Ekavacana

• mahābalaḥ: the very strong one
• mahābalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi ‘mahābalaṃ yasya saḥ’

• pādāṅguṣṭhena: with the big toe (of the foot)
• pādāṅguṣṭhena: Karaṇa (करण) (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda + aṅguṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instr/3rd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘pādasya aṅguṣṭhaḥ’

• cikṣepa: threw / kicked away
• cikṣepa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣip (क्षिप्) (धातु)
• Form: Tinganta, Parasmaipada; Lakāra: Liṭ (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• sampūrṇam: fully / complete
• sampūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) (measure qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sampūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक; PPP from sam-√pṝ) (कृदन्तवत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; used adverbially with measure = 'a full/complete (distance)'

• daśayojanam: ten yojanas (distance)
• daśayojanam: Karma (कर्म) (extent/measure as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa + yojana (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; dvigu (द्विगु) numeral compound indicating measure

Context

Doubtful of the prowess Sugriva of Rama Sugriva inorder to get convinced showed him the huge (dead) body of Dundubhi resembling a big mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Dundubhi

FAQs

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

The verse models dharmic discernment: seeking confirmation before decisive action. Trust is strengthened by clarity and truthful demonstration rather than mere assertion.

What is the narrative situation?

This reiterates the same episode: Sugrīva presents Dundubhi’s gigantic body as a benchmark to assess whether Rāma can overcome Vāli.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugrīva’s carefulness and sense of responsibility toward the pact; he ensures the alliance rests on realistic capability.