Shloka 36

वानरसेनामिलनम् / The Mustering of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

नलश्चापि महावीर्यस्संवृतो द्रुमवासिभिः।कोटीशतेन सम्प्राप्तस्सहस्रेण शतेन च।।4.39.36।।

Transliteration

nalaś cāpi mahāvīryaḥ saṃvṛto drumavāsibhiḥ | koṭiśatena samprāptaḥ sahasreṇa śatena ca || 4.39.36 ||

Translation

மகாபராக்கிரமன் நலனும் மரவாசி வானரப் படைகளால் சூழப்பட்டவனாய், நூறு கோடிகளும் ஆயிரம்-நூறுகளும் அளவான சேனையுடன் அங்கு வந்து சேர்ந்தான்.

Word by Word

• नलः: Nala
• नलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• महा-वीर्यः: of great strength/valour
• महा-वीर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘महद् वीर्यम् यस्य’

• संवृतः: surrounded
• संवृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-vṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘surrounded’

• द्रुम-वासिभिः: by the tree-dwellers
• द्रुम-वासिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma + vāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m., वासिन्), तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘द्रुमेषु वासिनः’ (tree-dwellers)

• कोटि-शतेन: with a hundred crores
• कोटि-शतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n., शत), तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘कोटीनां शतम्’ (a hundred crores)

• सम्प्राप्तः: arrived
• सम्प्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-prāp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having arrived’

• सहस्रेण: with a thousand
• सहस्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• शतेन: with a hundred
• शतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

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

Context

Valiant Nala also arrived surrounded by a hundred crore and a hundred thousand tree-dwellers (monkeys).

Characters & Entities

• Nala

FAQs

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

Dharma is readiness to contribute one’s capability to a righteous alliance; the gathering of forces is presented as ordered support for truth and justice.

What is the narrative situation?

The mustering continues; Nala, a major vānara leader, arrives with a vast contingent.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Competent strength—Nala’s mahāvīrya foreshadows effective action in service of the mission.