Shloka 35

लक्ष्मणक्रोधः सुग्रीवप्रबोधनं च

Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Summoning of Sugriva

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शोकाविष्टोऽङ्गदोऽब्रवीत्।पितुस्समीपमागम्य सौमित्रिरयमागतः।।

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā śokāviṣṭo ’ṅgado ’bravīt | pituḥ samīpam āgamya saumitrir ayam āgataḥ ||

Translation

لکشمن کے کلام کو سن کر، غم میں ڈوبا ہوا انگد اپنے باپ کے پاس گیا اور عرض کیا: “سومِتری (لکشمن) آ پہنچے ہیں۔”

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Discourse particle/adverb (अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय)

• aṅgadaḥ: Angada
• aṅgadaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• tasya: his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6), Singular

• vacaḥ: words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म; of niśamya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śam (धातु) + ni- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्)

• sambhrānta-bhāvaḥ: with agitated mind
• sambhrānta-bhāvaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sambhrānta (कृदन्त-आधारित) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (संब्रान्तः भावः यस्य), Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; qualifies aṅgadaḥ

• paridīna-vaktraḥ: with a dejected face
• paridīna-vaktraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paridīna (प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya, Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; qualifies aṅgadaḥ

• nipatya: having prostrated
• nipatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (धातु) + ni- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• nṛpateḥ: of the king
• nṛpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6), Singular

• tarasvī: powerful
• tarasvī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tarasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; epithet of aṅgadaḥ

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अनन्तर/तस्मात्-अर्थ)

• rumāyāḥ: of Ruma
• rumāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rumā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6), Singular

• caraṇau: (two) feet
• caraṇau: Karma (कर्म; of vavande)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Dual (द्विवचन)

• vavande: saluted
• vavande: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vand (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/Perfect), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular

Context

On hearing Lakshmana's words Angada became sad. He approached his father (Sugriva) and said 'Saumitri has come'. (This sloka appears an interpolation).

Characters & Entities

• Angada
• Lakshmana (Saumitri)
• Sugriva

FAQs

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

Dharma is responsible mediation: Angada conveys the message faithfully, prioritizing truth and preventing disorder in the kingdom.

What is the narrative situation?

Angada reports Lakshmana’s arrival to Sugriva; the tradition flags this śloka as possibly interpolated in some streams.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Angada’s dutifulness and honesty as a messenger.