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Shloka 14

द्वादशः सर्गः — Rama’s Proof of Power, the First Duel, and the Identification Mark

Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 12

सर्वे ते त्वरितं गत्वा किष्किन्धां वालिनः पुरीम्।वृक्षैरात्मानमावृत्य व्यतिष्ठन्गहने वने4.12.14।।

sarve te tvaritaṃ gatvā kiṣkindhāṃ vālinaḥ purīm | vṛkṣair ātmānam āvṛtya vyatiṣṭhan gahane vane ||

వారందరూ త్వరగా వాలి నగరమైన కిష్కింధకు చేరి, ఘనమైన అడవిలో చెట్ల వెనుక దాగి నిలిచి వేచియుండిరి।

sarveall
sarve:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti bahuvacana
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā bahuvacana
tvaritamquickly
tvaritam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottvarita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण)
gatvāhaving gone
gatvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√gam (धातु)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वान्त)
kiṣkindhāmto Kishkindha
kiṣkindhām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkiṣkindhā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā ekavacana
vālinaḥof Vali
vālinaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootvālin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी) ekavacana
purīmcity/capital
purīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpurī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā ekavacana
vṛkṣaiḥwith trees
vṛkṣaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (तृतीया) bahuvacana; instrument
ātmānamthemselves
ātmānam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā ekavacana; reflexive object
āvṛtyahaving covered
āvṛtya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√vṛ (धातु)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वान्त), upasarga: ā-
vyatiṣṭhanstood/remained
vyatiṣṭhan:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-√sthā (धातु)
FormLaṅ (imperfect), prathama-puruṣa, bahuvacana; parasmaipada; upasarga: vi-
gahanein dense (part)
gahane:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootgahana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsaka/locative usage; Saptamī vibhakti (सप्तमी) ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of vane
vanein the forest
vane:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsaka, Saptamī ekavacana

Thay all rushed to Kishkinda, the capital of Vali and waited in the thick forest behind the trees.

R
Rama
S
Sugriva
L
Lakshmana
K
Kishkindha
V
Vali

FAQs

Dharma in action can require disciplined strategy: restraint, preparation, and coordinated conduct in pursuing a just objective.

Rama, Lakshmana, and Sugriva reach Kishkindha and take concealed positions in the forest.

Prudence and self-control—waiting for the right moment rather than acting impulsively.