Shloka 7

एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49)

Aṅgada Re-energizes the Southern Search Party

Devanagari script

अद्यापि तद्वनं दुर्गं विचिन्वन्तु वनौकसः।खेदं त्यक्त्वा पुनस्सर्वैर्वनमेतद्विचीयताम्।।।।

Transliteration

adyāpi tad vanaṃ durgaṃ vicinvantu vanaukasaḥ | khedaṃ tyaktvā punas sarvair vanam etad vicīyatām ||

Translation

ଏବେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ହେ ବନବାସୀ ବାନରମାନେ, ସେଇ ଦୁର୍ଗମ ବନକୁ ଖୋଜ; ଖେଦ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରି, ଆମେ ସମସ୍ତେ ପୁନର୍ବାର ଏହି ବନକୁ ଭଲଭାବେ ତଲାଶ କରିବା।

Word by Word

• adyāpi: even now
• adyāpi: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya + api (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverbial compound-like usage (समासवत् अव्यय-प्रयोग): 'even today/still now'

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative qualifying vanam

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• durgam: hard to enter
• durgam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying vanam

• vicinvantu: let them search
• vicinvantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ci (चि धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• vanaukasaḥ: forest-dwellers (monkeys)
• vanaukasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: vanasya okāsi (dwelling in forest) => 'forest-dwellers'

• khedam: weariness/grief
• khedam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• tyaktvā: having abandoned
• tyaktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (त्यज् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-कृदन्त), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• sarvaiḥ: by all (of you)
• sarvaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vanam: the forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म; subject of passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); subject in passive vicīyatām

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying vanam

• vicīyatām: let it be searched
• vicīyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ci (चि धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive sense: 'let it be searched'

Context

'Search this impenetrable forest even now, O you denizens of this forest! Give up grief, let us all once again ransack this forest.

Characters & Entities

• Forest (vana)
• Vānara search-party

FAQs

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

Dharma as collective responsibility: when a righteous task is unfinished, one renews effort rather than surrendering to discouragement.

What is the narrative situation?

Despite failure so far, the troop is instructed to re-search the difficult forest area thoroughly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination and teamwork—renewing effort together after setbacks.