Shloka 26

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

वनेभ्यो गह्वरेभ्यश्च सरिद्भ्यश्च महाजवा।आगच्छद्वानरी सेना पिबन्तीव दिवाकरम्।।।।

Transliteration

vanebhyo gahvarebhyaś ca saridbhyaś ca mahājavā |

āgacchad vānarī senā pibantīva divākaram ||

Translation

จากพงไพร จากถ้ำลึก และจากตลิ่งสายน้ำ กองทัพวานรผู้ว่องไวก็หลั่งไหลมา—ใหญ่หลวงราวกับจะกลืนกินพระอาทิตย์

Word by Word

• वनेभ्यः: from forests
• वनेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), बहुवचन

• गह्वरेभ्यः: from caves/deep hollows
• गह्वरेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गह्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सरिद्भ्यः: from rivers/river-banks
• सरिद्भ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• महा-जवा: very swift
• महा-जवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; विशेषण (सेना)

• आगच्छत्: came
• आगच्छत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past); प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वानरी: monkey (pertaining to monkeys)
• वानरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सेना)

• सेना: army
• सेना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• पिबन्ती: drinking
• पिबन्ती: Kriya-Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पा (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणतया (as if drinking)

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• दिवाकरम्: the sun
• दिवाकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Context

An army of swift-moving monkeys came from the caves, from the banks of rivers and forests as though it was swallowing up the Sun-god.

Characters & Entities

• Sun (Divākara)
• forests
• caves
• rivers

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as unstoppable collective resolve: many sources unite into one force to support truth and rightful action.

What is the narrative situation?

The poem depicts the army’s arrival from every terrain, emphasizing speed and overwhelming magnitude.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination—unceasing movement toward a righteous objective.