Shloka 9

सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्

Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search

Devanagari script

अयं हि सर्वभूतानां मान्यस्तु नरसत्तमः।अस्मासु चागत: प्रीती रामः परपुरञ्जयः।।।।

Transliteration

ayaṃ hi sarvabhūtānāṃ mānyaḥ tu narasattamaḥ | asmāsu ca āgataḥ prītiḥ rāmaḥ parapurañjayaḥ ||

Translation

Este Rāma—o melhor entre os homens, conquistador das fortalezas inimigas—é digno de honra por todos os seres; e também para conosco demonstrou afeição e benevolência.

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (man/person)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphatic/causal nuance

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• मान्यः: revered, worthy of honor
• मान्यः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; contrast/emphasis

• नरसत्तमः: best of men
• नरसत्तमः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणां सत्तमः = best among men)

• अस्मासु: among us
• अस्मासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), बहुवचन, सप्तमी (7th/Locative); ‘among us / in us’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction), अव्यय

• आगतः: has come, has arisen
• आगतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘having come/arrived’ (used predicatively)

• प्रीतिः: affection, love
• प्रीतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परपुरञ्जयः: conqueror of enemy cities
• परपुरञ्जयः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/Epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + पुर + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (परस्य पुरं जयति इति)

Context

'O monkey leaders! it is not possible for monkeys to go beyond. The Sun does not shine beyond that place and it is not visible. We do not know what lies beyond that (Somagiri).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

Honoring the truly virtuous and responding to goodwill with loyalty is upheld as righteous social and political conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva legitimizes the urgency of helping Rāma by affirming Rāma’s universally revered status and his friendship toward the vānara allies.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s nobility and benevolence, which inspire reciprocal loyalty and service.