Shloka 21

Devanagari script

स राज्ये स्थापितस्तेन सुग्रीवो वानराधिपः।राजा वानरमुख्यानां येन प्रस्थापिता वयम्।।।।

Transliteration

sa rājye sthāpitas tena sugrīvo vānarādhipaḥ | rājā vānarāmukhyānāṃ yena prasthāpitā vayam ||

Translation

โดยพระองค์นั้น (พระราม) สุครีว—จอมแห่งวานร—ได้ถูกสถาปนาไว้ในราชอาณาจักร; และโดยพระราชาวานรผู้เป็นใหญ่ผู้นั้นเอง พวกเราจึงถูกส่งออกมาปฏิบัติภารกิจนี้

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थापितः: was established
• स्थापितः: क्रियापद (Passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थापय् (णिच्) → स्थापित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग

• तेन: by him
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुग्रीवः: Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सः इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• वानराधिपः: lord of monkeys
• वानराधिपः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर-अधिप (प्रातिपदिक; वानर + अधिप)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of monkeys)

• राजा: king
• राजा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सुग्रीवस्य विशेषण (predicate/apposition)

• वानरमुख्यानाम्: of the chief monkeys
• वानरमुख्यानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर-मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक; वानर + मुख्य)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('chief among monkeys')

• येन: by whom
• येन: करण (Karaṇa/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative pronoun)

• प्रस्थापिताः: were sent forth / dispatched
• प्रस्थापिताः: क्रियापद (Passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → प्र + स्थापय् (णिच्) → प्रस्थापित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वयम् इत्यस्य विशेषण; कर्मणि-प्रयोग

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Context

'Sugriva, the monkey king, was installed by him and crowned as king of the monkeys. Sugriva is the king of all great monkeys. We have been sent by him in search of Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Angada

FAQs

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

Dharma here is duty-bound service: once legitimate authority is established, emissaries act as disciplined agents of a righteous mission rather than personal desire.

What is the narrative situation?

Angada explains their mandate: after Sugrīva’s installation, Sugrīva sent the vānaras to search for Sītā in support of Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Obedience and commitment to a collective mission (seeking Sītā) under rightful leadership.