Shloka 41

पम्पा-ऋष्यमूक-मार्गोपदेशः

Guidance to Pampa and Rishyamuka; counsel to befriend Sugriva

Devanagari script

तस्यां वसति सुग्रीवश्चतुर्भिस्सह वानरैः।कदाचिच्छिखरे तस्य पर्वतस्यावतिष्ठते।।3.73.41।।

Transliteration

tasyāṃ vasati sugrīvaś caturbhiḥ saha vānaraiḥ |

kadācic chikharē tasya parvatasyāvatiṣṭhate ||3.73.41||

Translation

ในถ้ำนั้น สุครีวะพำนักอยู่กับวานรสี่ตน; บางคราวเขาไปประทับอยู่บนยอดแห่งภูเขานั้น

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that (cave)
• तस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• वसति: dwells
• वसति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (वस् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• चतुर्भिः: with four
• चतुर्भिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective (संख्यावाचक), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); viśeṣaṇa of ‘vānaraiḥ’

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, preposition-like particle governing Instrumental (तृतीया-सहयोग)

• वानरैः: monkeys
• वानरैः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• कदाचित्: sometimes
• कदाचित्: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of time (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• शिखरे: on the peak
• शिखरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• पर्वतस्य: of the mountain
• पर्वतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• अवतिष्ठते: stays/remains
• अवतिष्ठते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-sthā (अव + स्था धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

Sugriva dwells in that cave with four other monkeys. At times he sits on the top of the mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• mountain summit
• cave

FAQs

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

Dharma includes seeking rightful alliance with the worthy. Identifying Sugrīva’s constrained life in exile sets the stage for a dharmic friendship based on mutual aid and justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha tells Rama where Sugrīva lives and how he moves between cave and summit, enabling Rama to approach him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strategic wisdom: Rama is guided to build relationships that serve a righteous end (the search for Sītā and the defeat of adharma).