Shloka 60

किष्किन्धाप्रवेशः—लक्ष्मणस्य कोपः, तारासान्त्वम्, सुग्रीवदर्शनम्

Lakshmana Enters Kishkindha: Anger, Tara’s Mediation, and Sugriva Encountered

Devanagari script

आगता हि महावीर्या हरयः कामरूपिणः।कोटीशतसहस्राणि नानानगनिवासिनः।।।।

Transliteration

āgatā hi mahāvīryā harayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ |

kōṭīśatasahasrāṇi nānānaganivāsinaḥ ||

Translation

Dumating na ang mga Vanara na dakila ang tapang at lakas, na nakapagpapalit-anyo ayon sa nais—daan-daang libong koṭi—na naninirahan sa sari-saring kabundukan.

Word by Word

• āgatāḥ: (they) have come/arrived
• āgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘आगताः’ = ‘have come’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Avadharana (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/indeed

• mahā-vīryāḥ: of great valor
• mahā-vīryāḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying harayaḥ)

• harayaḥ: monkeys/vanaras
• harayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• kāma-rūpiṇaḥ: able to assume forms at will
• kāma-rūpiṇaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कामा एव रूपाणि येषाम् / इच्छानुसाररूपधारिणः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying harayaḥ)

• koṭī-śata-sahasrāṇi: crores, hundreds, and thousands (in number)
• koṭī-śata-sahasrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭī (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (संख्यापूर्वपद); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-समूहवचनम्

• nānā-naga-nivāsinaḥ: dwelling on various mountains
• nānā-naga-nivāsinaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + naga (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नानासु नगेषु निवसन्ति ये); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying harayaḥ)

Context

'O great warrior! monkeys residing at different mountains who can assume any formthey like have arrived in hundreds and thousands of crores.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vānaras
• mountains (naga)

FAQs

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

Dharma in leadership includes timely mobilization for a promised cause; the gathering of forces signals commitment to righteous assistance.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā informs Lakṣmaṇa that immense Vanara forces have already assembled, countering the impression that Sugrīva has neglected Rāma’s work.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Readiness and solidarity—collective action in service of a pledged duty.