Shloka 6

Devanagari script

गवयो वानरस्तत्र वानरां स्तानुवाच ह।त्रिंशतं तु गमिष्यामि योजनानां प्लवङ्गमाः।।4.65.4।।शरभस्तानुवाचाथ वानरान् वानरर्षभः।चत्वारिंशद्गमिष्यामि योजनानां प्लवङ्गमाः।।4.65.5।।वानरस्तु महातेजा अब्रवीद्गन्धमादनः।योजनानां गमिष्यामि पञ्चाशत्तु न संशयः।।4.65.6।।मैन्दस्तु वानरस्तत्र वानरांस्तानुवाच ह।योजनानां परं षष्टिमहं प्लवितुमुत्सहे।।4.65.7।।ततस्तत्र महातेजा द्विविदः प्रत्यभाषत।गमिष्यामि न सन्देहस्सप्ततिं योजनान्यहम्।।4.65.8।।सुषेणस्तु महातेजा:प्रोक्तवान्हरिसत्तमान्।अशीतिं योजनानां तु प्लवेयं प्लवगेश्वराः।।4.65.9।।

Transliteration

gavayo vānaras tatra vānarāṃs tān uvāca ha |

triṃśataṃ tu gamiṣyāmi yojanānāṃ plavaṅgamāḥ ||

śarabhas tān uvācātha vānarān vānararṣabhaḥ |

catvāriṃśad gamiṣyāmi yojanānāṃ plavaṅgamāḥ ||

vānaras tu mahā-tejā abravīd gandhamādanaḥ |

yojanānāṃ gamiṣyāmi pañcāśat tu na saṃśayaḥ ||

maindas tu vānaras tatra vānarāṃs tān uvāca ha |

yojanānāṃ paraṃ ṣaṣṭim ahaṃ plavitum utsahe ||

tatas tatra mahā-tejā dvividaḥ pratyabhāṣata |

gamiṣyāmi na sandehaḥ saptatiṃ yojanāny aham ||

suṣeṇas tu mahā-tejā proktavān hari-sattamān |

aśītiṃ yojanānāṃ tu plaveyaṃ plavageśvarāḥ ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น ควายะกล่าวแก่วานรทั้งหลายว่า “โอ้เหล่าผู้กระโดดข้าม ข้าสามารถไปได้สามสิบโยชน์” แล้วศรภะ ผู้ดุจโคอุสภะในหมู่วานร กล่าวว่า “ข้าจะไปได้สี่สิบโยชน์” คันธมาทนะผู้รุ่งเรืองประกาศว่า “ข้าจะไปได้ห้าสิบโยชน์—หาใช่มีความสงสัยไม่” ไมณฑะกล่าวว่า “ข้าปรารถนาจะกระโดดให้พ้นหกสิบโยชน์” ครั้นแล้วทวิวิดะผู้ทรงเดชตอบว่า “ไม่ต้องสงสัย ข้าจะไปได้เจ็ดสิบโยชน์” และสุเสณะผู้สว่างไสวกล่าวต่อหน้าวานรผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลายว่า “โอ้เจ้าแห่งผู้กระโดดทั้งหลาย ข้าสามารถกระโดดได้แปดสิบโยชน์”

Word by Word

• किन्तु: however
• किन्तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किन्तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), विरोधार्थक (adversative conjunction)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb: thus)

• गते: in this situation (things having come thus)
• गते: सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; लोके सप्तमी (locative absolute): 'when things have come to this'

• शक्यम्: possible
• शक्यम्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य (प्रातिपदिक; शक् धातोः यत्/ण्यत्-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Object, with infinitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• कार्यम्: task
• कार्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपेक्षितुम्: to neglect
• उपेक्षितुम्: कर्म-प्रवृत्ति (Infinitive complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), परस्मैपद-धातु; अर्थ: 'to neglect/overlook'

• यदर्थम्: for which purpose
• यदर्थम्: हेतु/प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे (adverbial), द्वितीया-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ: यस्य अर्थः = for which purpose; रूपम् अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयुक्तम्

• कपिराजः: the monkey-king
• कपिराजः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कपीनां राजा = king of monkeys

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• कृतनिश्चयौ: determined (both)
• कृतनिश्चयौ: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः क्त, कृदन्त) + निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (Dual); कर्मधारय: कृतः निश्चयः यस्य/ययोः = determined; विशेषणम् (qualifying kapirāja and rāma)

Context

'If I do not go and no other monkey leader goes, then we have to resort to fasting unto death once again.

Characters & Entities

• Gavaya
• Śarabha
• Gandhamādana
• Mainda
• Dvivida
• Suṣeṇa
• vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma is teamwork grounded in truth (satya): the leaders disclose their limits so the group can act wisely rather than boastfully.

What is the narrative situation?

The monkey chiefs estimate the distance they can leap, measuring whether anyone can cross the ocean to reach the enemy land and continue the search for Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability and realism—capacity is stated in measurable terms for the sake of mission success.