Shloka 24

पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — वानराणां प्लवन-पराक्रम-निरूपणम्

Assessment of the Vanaras’ Leaping Capacity; Jambavan Motivates Hanuman

Devanagari script

अपि चैतस्य कार्यस्य भवान्मूलमरिन्दम।तस्मात्कळत्रवत्तात प्रतिपाल्यस्सदा भवान्।।।।

Transliteration

api caitasya kāryasya bhavān mūlam arindama |

tasmāt kaḷatravat tāta pratipālyaḥ sadā bhavān ||

Translation

E mais ainda, ó domador de inimigos, tu és a própria raiz deste empreendimento. Por isso, meu querido, deves ser sempre protegido, como a um cônjuge.

Word by Word

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (समुच्चय/अपि = also/even)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• etasya: of this
• etasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāryasya: of the task
• kāryasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavān: you
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mūlam: the root, foundation
• mūlam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• arindama: O subduer of enemies
• arindama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari-dama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अरिणां दमः = subduer of enemies); Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/hetu)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (अव्यय/तस्मात्)
• Form: अव्यय; causal/conclusive adverb (तस्मात् = therefore)

• kalatravat: like a wife; as one would (a wife)
• kalatravat: Sambandha (उपमान/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kalatra-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तद्धितान्त अव्यय; -वत् (वतुप्) = 'like/possessing'; adverbial usage

• tāta: O dear (son)
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• pratipālyaḥ: should be cared for/protected
• pratipālyaḥ: Vidhi (विधेय/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-pāl (धातु) + ya (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त: विधेय/भाव्य (gerundive, यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'to be protected/cared for'

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-कालय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (काल)

• bhavān: you
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) (पुनरुक्त कर्तृ-प्रयोग)

Context

'O subduer of enemies! in acomplishing this task you are the root. O dear! therefore you should always be taken care of by us just like the wife looked after.

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Angada

FAQs

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

Protect the foundation of a righteous enterprise: dharma requires safeguarding the person whose role is essential to the mission’s completion.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān continues persuading Angada not to undertake the dangerous leap, calling him the ‘root’ of the mission.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strategic care (anukampā with prudence): valuing long-term success over short-term display of prowess.