Shloka 54

सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्

Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search

Devanagari script

तत्र नामुदितः कश्चिन्नास्ति कश्चिदसत्प्रियः।अहन्यहनि वर्धन्ते गुणास्तत्र मनोरमाः।।।।

Transliteration

tatra nāmuditaḥ kaścin nāsti kaścid asatpriyaḥ |

ahanyahani vardhante guṇās tatra manoramāḥ ||

Translation

ที่นั่นไม่มีผู้ใดเศร้าหมอง และไม่มีผู้ใดรักสิ่งอันผิดธรรม; คุณธรรมอันน่ารื่นรมย์ย่อมเพิ่มพูนขึ้นทุกวันทุกคืน

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation: not)

• अमुदितः: unhappy
• अमुदितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + मुदित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; नञ्-समासार्थ (unhappy)

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम (indefinite: anyone)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम

• असत्प्रियः: fond of bad (deeds)
• असत्प्रियः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असत् + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: असतः प्रियः (one who likes what is bad)

• अहन्यहनि: day by day
• अहन्यहनि: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (reduplicated locative sense): अहनि अहनि (day by day)

• वर्धन्ते: increase
• वर्धन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• गुणाः: virtues
• गुणाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• मनोरमाः: delightful
• मनोरमाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (गुणाः इत्यस्य)

Context

'There nobody is unhappy or inclined towards evil deeds and virtues in people go increasing day by day.

FAQs

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

A dharmic community is marked by truth-alignment (sat) and the steady growth of virtues; happiness is presented as the natural fruit of ethical inclination.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva describes the ethical atmosphere of a northern blessed region while directing the search expedition.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Love of the good (satpriyatā) and continual self-improvement—virtues that grow “day by day.”