Shloka 60

सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्

Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search

Devanagari script

स हि सोमगिरिर्नाम देवानामपि दुर्गमः।तमालोक्य ततः क्षिप्रमुपावर्तितुमर्हथ।।।।

Transliteration

sa hi somagirir nāma devānām api durgamaḥ | tam ālokya tataḥ kṣipram upāvartitum arhatha ||

Translation

Pois aquela montanha chama-se Somagiri e é de difícil acesso até mesmo para os deuses; ao avistá-la, deveis retornar prontamente dali.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he/that (mountain)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• somagiriḥ: Somagiri (Soma-mountain)
• somagiriḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma + giri (सोम + गिरि, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सोमस्य गिरिः)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः; संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (by name)

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय

• durgamaḥ: hard to reach; inaccessible
• durgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durgama (दुर्गम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• tam: that (mountain)
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• ālokya: having seen
• ālokya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + lok (लोक्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'having seen'

• tataḥ: from there; then
• tataḥ: Apadana (अपादान/from there)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः, अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/thereafter)

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (क्षिप्र, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन; अव्ययीभूत (adverb: quickly)

• upāvartitum: to return
• upāvartitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + ā + vṛt (वृत्, धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); 'to return'

• arhatha: you ought; you should
• arhatha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (अर्ह्, धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Context

'O heroic monkeys comparable to fire! If you are successful in finding Vaidehi you will be carrying out your duty. Rama will be highly pleased by your action. My pleasure will be even greater.

Characters & Entities

• Somagiri

FAQs

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

Dharma includes discretion: one must not endanger the mission through overreach into realms deemed inaccessible.

What is the narrative situation?

Specific route guidance is given: Somagiri marks a point beyond which the scouts should not proceed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Obedience to wise counsel and prioritizing the mission’s success over reckless exploration.