Shloka 60

पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः

Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita

Devanagari script

अयं सुदर्शनो द्वीपः पुरो यस्य प्रकाशते।।4.40.60।।यस्मिं स्तेजश्च चक्षुश्च सर्वप्राणभृतामपि।

Transliteration

ayaṃ sudarśano dvīpaḥ puro yasya prakāśate | yasmiṃs tejaś ca cakṣuś ca sarvaprāṇabhṛtām api ||

Translation

یہ سُدرشن نامی جزیرہ ہے جو سامنے جگمگا رہا ہے؛ اسی میں سورج کی تجلی اور اسی کے ساتھ تمام جانداروں کے لیے بینائی کی قوت ظاہر ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• sudarśanaḥ: beautiful (Sudarśana)
• sudarśanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Karmadhāraya ‘good/beautiful to see’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifying ‘dvīpaḥ’

• dvīpaḥ: island
• dvīpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• puraḥ: in front
• puraḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb/postposition ‘in front of’ (पुरोऽव्यय)

• yasya: of which/whose
• yasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• prakāśate: shines
• prakāśate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-kāś (काश् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• yasmin: in which
• yasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napumsaka, Saptamī, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• tejaḥ: splendour
• tejaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• cakṣuḥ: eye/vision
• cakṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• sarvaprāṇabhṛtām: of all living beings
• sarvaprāṇabhṛtām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-prāṇa-bhṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘bearers of life-breath = living beings’; Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (अपि = ‘also/even’)

Context

'The region in front of this mountain is called Sudarsana Island. This island is where the Sun who gives all beings the ability to see rises.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked to illumination—both literal and moral. As the Sun enables sight, truth (satya) enables discernment; righteous action depends on clear seeing and clarity of purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva names a region associated with sunrise and radiance, continuing to map the eastern route for the search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viveka (discernment): the idea that right decisions arise from clarity—symbolized by light and sight.