Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 8

वानरसेनामिलनम् / The Mustering of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चैव रजस्समभिवर्तत।उष्णां तीव्रां सहस्रांशोश्छादयद्गगने प्रभाम्।।4.39.8।।

Transliteration

etasminn antare caiva rajaḥ samabhivartata | uṣṇāṃ tīvrāṃ sahasrāṃśoś chādayad gagane prabhām || 4.39.8 ||

Translation

அந்த இடைவெளியில் தூசி மேகம் எழுந்து பரவி, ஆகாயத்தில் ஆயிரம் கதிர்களுடைய சூரியனின் தீவிர வெப்ப ஒளியை மறைத்தது.

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्) / Temporal base
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• antare: in the interval; meantime
• antare: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्) / Time
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); with etasmin = 'in the meantime'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-अव्यय)

• rajaḥ: dust
• rajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• samabhivartata: arose; came forth; was raised
• samabhivartata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√vṛt (धातु; वृत्) (with abhi- upasarga)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• uṣṇāṃ: hot
• uṣṇāṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) to Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies prabhām

• tīvrāṃ: intense
• tīvrāṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) to Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīvra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies prabhām

• sahasrāṃśoḥ: of the thousand-rayed Sun
• sahasrāṃśoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः) / Possessor
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra-aṃśu (प्रातिपदिक; components: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśu (प्रातिपदिक))
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); 'of the thousand-rayed (Sun)'

• chādayat: covered
• chādayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √chad (धातु) (छद्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• gagane: in the sky
• gagane: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्) / Location
• Type: Noun
• Root: gagana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• prabhām: radiance; light
• prabhām: Karma (कर्म) / Object
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

In the mean while the dust raised (by army of monkeys) all over obscured the intense heat from the sky and the radiance of the thousand-rayed Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Sun (Sahasrāṃśu)

FAQs

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

The verse supports the dharmic narrative momentum: when a righteous cause is undertaken, even nature seems to respond—emphasizing seriousness and collective effort in upholding dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānaras’ movement and mobilization raise vast dust clouds, so dense that sunlight appears obscured.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective discipline and zeal in service (sevā-bhāva) toward a righteous mission, implied through the massive coordinated action.