Shloka 26

सप्तदशः सर्गः — देवसंवादः तथा वानर-ऋक्ष-उत्पत्तिः

Divine Council and the Generation of Vanara Allies

Devanagari script

दारयेयु: क्षितिं पद्भ्यामाप्लवेयुर्महार्णवम्।नभ:स्थलम् विशेयुश्च गृह्णीयुरपि तोयदान्।।।।

Transliteration

dārayeyuḥ kṣitiṁ padbhyām āplaveyur mahārṇavam |

nabhaḥsthalam viśeyuś ca gṛhṇīyur api toyadān ||

Translation

ਉਹ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਧਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਚੀਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਸਨ, ਮਹਾ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਨੂੰ ਲੰਘ ਕੇ ਛਾਲ ਮਾਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਸਨ, ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਲੋਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਸਨ, ਅਤੇ ਵਰਖਾ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਬੱਦਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਪਕੜ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਸਨ।

Word by Word

• vicālayeyuḥ: could shake
• vicālayeyuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cal (धातु) (वि + causative णिच्)
• Form: Verb; Potential/Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); causative 'could shake/move'

• śailendrān: mountain-lords (mountains)
• śailendrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śailendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhedayeyuḥ: could break
• bhedayeyuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhid (धातु) (causative णिच्)
• Form: Verb; Potential/Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Plural; causative 'could split/break'

• sthirān: firm/steadfast
• sthirān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषण qualifying drumān

• drumān: trees
• drumān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kṣobhayeyuḥ: could agitate
• kṣobhayeyuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣubh (धातु) (causative णिच्)
• Form: Verb; Potential/Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Plural; causative 'could agitate'

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

• vegena: by speed/force
• vegena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• samudram: the ocean
• samudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• saritām: of rivers
• saritām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• patim: lord
• patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to samudram

Context

They all could strike with rocks, use nails and teeth and trees as weapons. They were skilled in the use of all kinds of weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Mahārṇava (great ocean)

FAQs

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

Obstacles—earth, sea, sky—are not final when the cause is righteous; the poem frames capability as providential support for dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator continues to detail the Vānaras’ extraordinary mobility and reach, foreshadowing the trans-oceanic mission toward Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śaurya (boldness) and utsāha (initiative): the ability to go beyond ordinary limits in service of a just goal.