Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 58 Shloka 20 - Valmiki Ramayana | Telugu | Vedapath

Shloka 20

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampāti’s Counsel and the Revelation of Laṅkā

Devanagari script

इतो द्वीपस्समुद्रस्य सम्पूर्णे शतयोजने।तस्मिन्लङ्कापुरी रम्या निर्मिता विश्वकर्मणा।।4.58.20।।

Transliteration

ito dvīpaḥ samudrasya sampūrṇe śatayojane |

tasmin laṅkāpurī ramyā nirmitā viśvakarmaṇā || 4.58.20 ||

Translation

ఇక్కడి నుండి సముద్రం దాటి పూర్తిగా నూరు యోజనాల దూరంలో ఒక ద్వీపం ఉంది; ఆ ద్వీపంపై విశ్వకర్మ నిర్మించిన రమ్యమైన లంకాపురి వెలుగొందుతోంది।

Word by Word

itaḥfrom here

dvīpaḥan island

samudrasyaof the ocean

sampūrṇewhen completed / at the completion

śatayojaneat a hundred yojanas (distance)

tasminin that (place)

laṅkāpurīthe city of Lanka

ramyābeautiful

nirmitāwas built

viśvakarmaṇāby Viśvakarman

Context

'The beautiful city of Lanka is an island, a hundred yojanas away from here.It was built by Visvakarma.

Characters & Entities

Samudra (sea)

Laṅkā

Viśvakarman

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

Dharma in action requires accurate knowledge: truthful geographic and logistical details support righteous effort rather than impulsive action.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti gives the monkeys the distance and nature of Laṅkā’s location—an island across the sea—enabling the next step of the search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom (nīti) in service of dharma: providing actionable, mission-critical information.