Shloka 14

तारोपदेशः — Tara’s Counsel to Lakshmana

Restraint, Time, and Mobilization

Devanagari script

समानेष्यति सुग्रीव स्सीतया सह राघवम्।शशाङ्कमिव रोहिण्या निहत्वा रावणं रणे।।।।

Transliteration

samāneṣyati sugrīvaḥ sītayā saha rāghavam | śaśāṅkam iva rohiṇyā nihatvā rāvaṇaṃ raṇe ||

Translation

Pagkapuksa kay Rāvaṇa sa digmaan, agad na muling pag-iisahin ni Sugrīva si Rāghava at si Sītā—gaya ng Buwan na muling sumasama kay Rohiṇī.

Word by Word

• समानेष्यति: will bring together
• समानेष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सीतया: with Sita
• सीतया: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सह-योगे

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with)

• राघवम्: Rama (Raghava)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शशाङ्कम्: the moon
• शशाङ्कम्: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशाङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमान (moon)

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (like/as)

• रोहिण्या: with Rohini
• रोहिण्या: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमेय-सहचर (with Rohiṇī)

• निहत्वा: having killed
• निहत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund): having slain

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

'Killing Ravana in war, Sugriva will restore Sita soon to Rama.Rama will join Sita like Moon joins Rohini.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Sītā
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Rāvaṇa
• Śaśāṅka (Moon)
• Rohiṇī

FAQs

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

Dharma here is steadfast commitment to a righteous promise: Sugrīva is portrayed as fulfilling his duty to aid Rāma, culminating in the restoration of Sītā after the defeat of adharma (Rāvaṇa).

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā counsels Lakṣmaṇa, assuring him that Sugrīva will accomplish the war against Rāvaṇa and reunite Rāma and Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability and loyalty in alliance—Sugrīva’s expected faithfulness to his pledged support of Rāma.