Shloka 25

Devanagari script

राघवस्य वचश्श्रुत्वा सुग्रीवो वाहिनीपतिः।प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे साधु साध्विति चाब्रवीत्।।

Transliteration

rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā sugrīvo vāhinī-patiḥ | praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe sādhu sādhv iti cābravīt ||

Translation

రాఘవుని వచనము విని వానరబలాధిపతి సుగ్రీవుడు అపార హర్షాన్ని పొందెను; “సాధు! సాధు!” అని పలికెను.

Word by Word

• rāma: O Rāma
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular

• śoka-abhibhūtaḥ: overcome by sorrow
• śoka-abhibhūtaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoka + abhibhūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) from √bhū with abhi- (अभिभूत = overcome); Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; tatpuruṣa: śokena abhibhūtaḥ

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Nominative (1), Singular

• śoka-ārtānām: of those afflicted by sorrow
• śoka-ārtānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka + ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6), Plural; tatpuruṣa: śokena ārtāḥ (afflicted by sorrow)

• bhavān: you
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Honorific pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• gatiḥ: refuge
• gatiḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (विधेय/प्रत्यय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1), Singular; predicate nominative (प्रत्ययार्थ-समाना)

• vayasya: friend
• vayasya: Sambodhana/Designation (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vayasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; used as quoted designation with iti

• iti: as/thus
• iti: Vākyāṅga (वाक्याङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• kṛtvā: having considered
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having made/considered’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Emphasis (बलार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• tvayi: to/with you (in you)
• tvayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Nominative (1), Singular

• paridevaye: lament
• paridevaye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√div (दिव्/देव् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Singular; ātmanepada

Context

'Vali who calls himself your brother is your enemy and a doer of wrong deeds. You will see him crushed, like a mountain shattered, by my arrows.'

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Dharma fosters trust: righteous assurance creates confidence and stabilizes alliances formed for a just cause.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāma’s pledge, Sugrīva responds with relief and enthusiastic approval.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugrīva’s renewed hope and readiness to commit to the alliance.