Shloka 49

सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्

Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search

Devanagari script

शयनानि प्रसूयन्ते चित्रास्तरणवन्ति च।मनःकान्तानि माल्यानि फलन्त्यत्रापरे द्रुमाः।।।।

Transliteration

śayanāni prasūyante citrāstaraṇavanti ca | manaḥkāntāni mālyāni phalanty atrāpare drumāḥ॥

Translation

وہاں بعض درخت رنگ برنگی چادروں سمیت بستر تک پیدا کرتے ہیں؛ اور کچھ دوسرے درخت ایسے ہار پھلاتے ہیں جو دل کو بھا جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• शयनानि: beds
• शयनानि: कर्म (Karma/Object of प्रसूयन्ते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• प्रसूयन्ते: are produced, come forth
• प्रसूयन्ते: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √सू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• चित्र-आस्तरण-वन्ति: having colorful bedspreads
• चित्र-आस्तरण-वन्ति: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र + आस्तरण + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of शयनानि)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• मनः-कान्तानि: pleasing to the mind
• मनः-कान्तानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् + कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of माल्यानि)

• माल्यानि: garlands
• माल्यानि: कर्म (Karma/Object of फलन्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• फलन्ति: are borne/yielded
• फलन्ति: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √फल् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक/adverb of place)

• अपरे: other (ones)
• अपरे: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• द्रुमाः: trees
• द्रुमाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अपरे इत्यस्य विशेष्य (apposition)

Context

'Some other great trees (of the region) provide ornaments suitable for both men and women studded with precious pearls and vaidurya which give pleasure in all seasons. Other trees put forth beautiful and highly valuable ornaments.

Characters & Entities

• garlands (mālya)
• trees (druma)

FAQs

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

Comfort and beauty are portrayed as non-harmful and freely given—suggesting a dharmic ideal where enjoyment does not depend on violence, deceit, or coercion.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva concludes this segment of the northern description by emphasizing the effortless, abundant comforts available in that extraordinary land.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Encouragement with restraint: Sugriva inspires the searchers by describing ease and beauty, while implicitly expecting them to remain duty-focused.