Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 14

अङ्गदोपदेशः समुद्रदर्शन-विषादश्च

Angada’s Counsel and the Vanaras’ Despondency at the Ocean

Devanagari script

सा वानराणां ध्वजिनी परिवार्याङ्गदं बभौ।वासवं परिवार्येव मरुतां वाहिनी स्थिता।।।।

Transliteration

sā vānarāṇāṃ dhvajinī parivāryāṅgadaṃ babhau | vāsavaṃ parivāryeva marutāṃ vāhinī sthitā ||

Translation

ਵਾਨਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਧ੍ਵਜਿਨੀ ਅੰਗਦ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਰੋਂ ਪਾਸੇ ਘੇਰ ਕੇ ਖੜੀ ਹੋਈ ਅਤੇ ਚਮਕੀ; ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮਰੁਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਾਹਿਨੀ ਵਾਸਵ (ਇੰਦਰ) ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰ ਕੇ ਸਥਿਤ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• सा: that (she)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता; of ‘babhau’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वानराणाम्: of the monkeys
• वानराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ध्वजिनी: army
• ध्वजिनी: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to ‘sā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वजिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परिवार्य: having surrounded
• परिवार्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having surrounded’

• अङ्गदम्: Angada
• अङ्गदम्: Karma (कर्म; of ‘parivārya’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बभौ: shone/appeared
• बभौ: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परोक्षभूत (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वासवम्: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवम्: Upameya/Karma (उपमेय/कर्म; of implied ‘parivārya’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परिवार्य: having surrounded
• परिवार्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having surrounded’

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparison particle)

• मरुताम्: of the Maruts
• मरुताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• वाहिनी: army
• वाहिनी: Karta (कर्ता; of ‘sthitā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्थिताः: standing
• स्थिताः: Kriyā (participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन: स्थिताः/स्थितā (text has ‘sthitā’)

Context

Who else other than the son of Vali and Hanuman can resist and pacify the monkey-army?

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgada
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Maruts
• Vānara army (dhvajinī)

FAQs

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

Collective solidarity in a righteous undertaking: dharma is advanced when a community unites behind rightful leadership for a just goal.

What is the narrative situation?

Aṅgada is positioned as the focal leader among the vānaras at the ocean’s edge, with the army assembled around him for decisive counsel.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and cohesion: the host’s orderly encirclement signals readiness to act together under a chosen leader.