Shloka 20

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

ततस्तेऽञ्जनसङ्काशा गिरेस्तस्मान्महाजवाः।तिस्रः कोट्यः प्लवङ्गानां निर्ययुर्यत्र राघवः।।।।

Transliteration

tataste 'ñjanasaṅkāśā girestasmān mahājavāḥ |

tisraḥ koṭyaḥ plavaṅgānāṃ niryayur yatra rāghavaḥ ||

Translation

แล้วจากภูเขานั้น เหล่าวานรผู้ว่องไวมหาศาล ดำดุจกาจล จำนวนสามโกฏิ ก็พุ่งออกไปยังที่ซึ่งราฆวะ (พระราม) ประทับอยู่

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अञ्जनसङ्काशाः: dark like collyrium
• अञ्जनसङ्काशाः: कर्ता (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अञ्जन-सङ्काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: अञ्जनस्य सङ्काशाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• गिरेः: from the mountain
• गिरेः: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/पञ्चमी (Genitive/Ablative), एकवचन; अत्र पञ्चमी-अर्थः (from the mountain)

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• महाजवाः: very swift
• महाजवाः: कर्ता (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: महान् जवः येषाम्/महाजवाः (कर्मधारय)

• तिस्रः: three
• तिस्रः: विशेषण (Qualifier of koṭyaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (fem form of 'three')

• कोट्यः: crores
• कोट्यः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्लवङ्गानाम्: of monkeys
• प्लवङ्गानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• निर्ययुः: went out; rushed forth
• निर्ययुः: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्√या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: अधिकरण (Reference point)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Then three crores of swift-footed monkeys, dark like collyrium, rushed forth to the mountain to meet Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• plavaṅga (vānaras)
• mountain (giri)

FAQs

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

Dharma appears as steadfast support for a righteous cause: the vānaras mobilize in disciplined unity to aid Rāma, whose quest is grounded in truth and justice.

What is the narrative situation?

As the monkey hosts assemble, a massive contingent emerges from a mountain region and moves toward the location of Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Readiness to serve (sevā-bhāva) and promptness—swift, coordinated action in support of a dharmic leader.