Shloka 6

किष्किन्धायां सुग्रीवस्य नादः

Sugriva’s War-Cry at Kishkindha

Devanagari script

प्रतिज्ञा या त्वया वीर कृता वालिवधे पुरा।सफलां कुरु तां क्षिप्रं लतां काल इवागतः4.14.6।।

Transliteration

pratijñā yā tvayā vīra kṛtā vāli-vadhe purā |

saphalāṃ kuru tāṃ kṣipraṃ latāṃ kāla ivāgataḥ || 4.14.6 ||

Translation

Hỡi dũng sĩ, lời thệ nguyện xưa ngươi đã lập về việc diệt Vāli, hãy mau làm cho viên mãn; vì thời cơ chính đáng đã đến, như mùa khiến dây leo kết trái.

Word by Word

• pratijñā: vow/promise
• pratijñā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratijñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• yā: which
• yā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun agreeing with pratijñā

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (कर्ता) (instrumental agent with PPP)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; 2nd person pronoun

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• kṛtā: made
• kṛtā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with pratijñā: "made"

• vāli-vadhe: in Vali's slaying
• vāli-vadhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālin (प्रातिपदिक) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: "in the killing of Vāli"

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, temporal adverb: "formerly/earlier"

• saphalām: successful/fruitful
• saphalām: Karma (कर्म) (object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saphala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying tām (pratijñām)

• kuru: make
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• tām: that (promise)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; refers to pratijñā

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipram (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb: "quickly"

• latām: a creeper
• latām: Upamāna (उपमान) (in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: latā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; object of implied comparison (upamā)

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (of āgataḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, comparison

• āgataḥ: has come
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicative with kālaḥ: "has come"

Context

'O heroic Rama! fulfil quickly the vow taken by you earlier to kill Vali in the same way a creeper bears fruit when the time comes.'

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Rāma
• Vāli

FAQs

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

Satya and dharma as promise-keeping: once a righteous vow is given for protecting the distressed and restoring justice, it should be fulfilled at the proper time without delay.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva urges Rāma to act now on his earlier pledge to slay Vāli, since the moment for confrontation has arrived.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfastness to truth (satya) and reliability in upholding pledged protection.