Shloka 20

अङ्गदोपदेशः समुद्रदर्शन-विषादश्च

Angada’s Counsel and the Vanaras’ Despondency at the Ocean

Devanagari script

कस्य प्रसादाद्रामं च लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्।अभिगच्छेम संहृष्टास्सुग्रीवं च वनौकसम्।।।।

Transliteration

kasya prasādād rāmaṃ ca lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam | abhigacchema saṃhṛṣṭāḥ sugrīvaṃ ca vanaukasam ||

Translation

ఎవరి ప్రసాదముచేత మేము హర్షితులమై, కార్యసిద్ధి పొందినవారమై, శ్రీరాముని మహాబలుడైన లక్ష్మణుని, అలాగే వనవాసి సుగ్రీవుని సమీపించగలము?

Word by Word

• kasya: of whom/whose
• kasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• prasādāt: by (his) grace/favor
• prasādāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• lakṣmaṇam: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• mahābalam: mighty/very strong
• mahābalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) (mahac ca tad balam), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); rāmam/lakṣmaṇam iti viśeṣyānusārī (contextually Lakṣmaṇa or both)

• abhigacchema: may we approach
• abhigacchema: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-gam (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: delighted
• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP) used adjectivally, Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); vayam implied

• sugrīvam: Sugriva
• sugrīvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• vanaukasam: the forest-dweller
• vanaukasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana + okas (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (vana-okas = 'forest-dweller'), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); sugrīvam iti viśeṣaṇavat (apposition)

Context

'By whose grace shall we approach Rama and Lakshmana and even the monkey king Sugriva happily?

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgada
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Seeking worthy approval through right action: one should return to elders and allies with integrity—having fulfilled what was promised.

What is the narrative situation?

Aṅgada stresses that only success in the mission will allow them to face Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sugrīva with confidence and joy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability to patrons and allies: honoring relationships through completed service.