Shloka 29

सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्

Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search

Devanagari script

अवृक्षं कामशैलं च मानसं विहगालयम्।न गतिस्तत्र भूतानां देवदानव रक्षसाम्।।।।

Transliteration

avṛkṣaṃ kāma-śailaṃ ca mānasaṃ vihagālayam |

na gatis tatra bhūtānāṃ deva-dānava-rakṣasām ||

Translation

అక్కడ వృక్షరహితమైన కామశైలము మరియు పక్షుల ఆలయమైన మానసా ఉంది; అక్కడ ఏ ప్రాణికీ గతి లేదు—దేవ, దానవ, రాక్షసులకైనా కాదు।

Word by Word

• अवृक्षम्: treeless
• अवृक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• कामशैलम्: the Kāma mountain
• कामशैलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kāmasya śailaḥ) / नाम (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मानसम्: Mānasa (lake/region)
• मानसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• विहगालयम्: abode of birds
• विहगालयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहग + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vihagānām ālayaḥ)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• गतिः: access/going
• गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• देवदानवरक्षसाम्: of gods, demons, and rākṣasas
• देवदानवरक्षसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दानव + रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समाहार/समुदाय), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (gods, demons, and rākṣasas)

Context

'There is a mountain region known as Kama, and Manasa where there are no trees. It is a bird sanctuary. Not only living beings, even gods, demons and rakshas have no access to that place.

Characters & Entities

• Vihaga (birds)
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Dharma includes recognizing limits and truthfully accepting boundaries in the world; wise action respects what is inaccessible rather than pursuing prideful impossibilities.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva describes an extraordinary, inaccessible region on the northern route, clarifying terrain constraints for the search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical discernment: knowing where effort is meaningful and where restraint is the wiser course.