Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तस्माच्च यज्ञायतनात्पुष्पाणि सुरभीणि च।आनिन्युर्वानरा गत्वा सुग्रीवप्रियकारणात्।।।।

Transliteration

tasmāc ca yajñāyatanāt puṣpāṇi surabhīṇi ca |

āninyur vānarā gatvā sugrīvapriyakāraṇāt ||

Translation

அப்போது வானரர்கள் யாகஸ்தலத்திற்குச் சென்று நறுமணம் கமழும் மலர்களையும் கொண்டு வந்தனர்; சுக்ரீவனை மகிழ்விக்கவே அவர்கள் இவ்வாறு செய்தனர்.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun used adverbially = "from that"

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• यज्ञायतनात्: from the sacrificial place/altar
• यज्ञायतनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: यज्ञस्य आयतनम्

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• सुरभीणि: fragrant
• सुरभीणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying पुष्पाणि

• च: also/and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• आनिन्युः: brought
• आनिन्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); with preverb आ- = "brought/collected and brought"

• वानराः: monkeys
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), "having gone"

• सुग्रीवप्रियकारणात्: for pleasing Sugriva
• सुग्रीवप्रियकारणात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव + प्रिय + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सुग्रीवस्य प्रियस्य कारणम् = "cause for (his) pleasure"

Context

The monkeys also collected fine-smelling flowers from the sacrificial altar to please Sugriva with.

Characters & Entities

• Sugriva

FAQs

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

Dharma is honoring rightful authority through respectful offerings: pleasing a leader is not flattery here, but a social ethic of gratitude and cohesion in collective duty.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānara group collects fragrant flowers from a sacred site to present to Sugriva as part of their return and report.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and reverence—expressed through appropriate gifts taken from a sanctified place.