Shloka 26

रामायणकथासंक्षेपः — ब्रह्मोक्तो रामावतारवृत्तान्तः

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवं कृतवान्राम ऋश्यमूके स्वयं स्थितः / सुग्रीवः प्रेषयामास वानरान्पर्वतोपमान्

Transliteration

sugrīvaṃ kṛtavānrāma ṛśyamūke svayaṃ sthitaḥ / sugrīvaḥ preṣayāmāsa vānarānparvatopamān

Translation

రాముడు స్వయంగా ఋష్యమూకంలో నిలిచి సుగ్రీవునితో సఖ్యత చేసెను. అప్పుడు సుగ్రీవుడు పర్వతసమానమైన వానరయోధులను పంపెను.

Word by Word

• सुग्रीवम्: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• कृतवान्: did / made
• कृतवान्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृतवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (कृतवत्-प्रत्यय), परस्मैपदी-कर्तरि प्रयोग; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (finite sense: perfect-like ‘has done’)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ऋश्यमूके: on/at Rishyamuka (mountain)
• ऋश्यमूके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋश्यमूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/स्वतन्त्र-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्थितः: stood / remained
• स्थितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (predicate: ‘stood/was situated’)

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रेषयामास: sent forth
• प्रेषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष्/इष् (धातु) (प्रेषयति-णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative stem: प्रेषय-)

• वानरान्: monkeys
• वानरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पर्वतोपमान्: mountain-like
• पर्वतोपमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + उपमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पर्वत-उपमान = पर्वतसदृश); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वानरान्)

Speaker

Narrator (unidentified); not attributable to Vishnu–Garuda dialogue from the provided data

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Satsaṅga and strategic alliance (mitratā) in service of dharma; coordinated effort amplifies righteous purpose.

Vedantic Theme: Kartṛtva within dharma: disciplined action (pravṛtti) aligned to a higher end; cooperation as an instrument of īśvara-kārya.

Application: Choose principled allies, define roles clearly, and mobilize collective strengths for a just objective.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain/forest refuge

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.143 (Rama-katha sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sugriva
• Rishyamuka
• Vanaras

FAQs

What is the significance of Rama meeting Sugriva at Rishyamuka?

It marks the formation of a strategic alliance that enables the organized search for Sītā and the mobilization of the vanara forces.

What does 'parvatopamān' convey in this verse?

It emphasizes the extraordinary size and strength of the vanara warriors by comparing them to mountains.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Choose alliances grounded in shared purpose and act decisively by delegating tasks to capable teams.