Shloka 21

लक्ष्मणक्रोधः सुग्रीवप्रबोधनं च

Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Summoning of Sugriva

Devanagari script

ततस्सुग्रीवभवनं प्रविश्य हरिपुङ्गवाः।।क्रोधमागमनं चैव लक्ष्मणस्य न्यवेदयन्।

Transliteration

tatas sugrīvabhavanaṃ praviśya haripuṅgavāḥ | krodham āgamanaṃ caiva lakṣmaṇasya nyavedayan ||

Translation

Bấy giờ, những bậc ưu tú trong loài khỉ bước vào dinh Sugrīva và tâu báo việc Lakṣmaṇa đã đến—lại mang theo cơn thịnh nộ.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: काल (time/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• सुग्रीवभवनम्: Sugriva’s residence
• सुग्रीवभवनम्: कर्म (object of praviśya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु) with pra-
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष (Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• हरिपुङ्गवाः: chief monkeys
• हरिपुङ्गवाः: कर्ता (Kartā; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: कर्म (object of nyavedayan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आगमनम्: arrival
• आगमनम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• लक्ष्मणस्य: of Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• न्यवेदयन्: reported, informed
• न्यवेदयन्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) with नि- + अव- (निवेदयति; causative)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

Context

Having entered Sugriva's palace, the monkey-chiefs reported the arrival of angry Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Hari (monkey leaders)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes truthful reporting and responsible mediation: the monkey leaders convey the situation accurately so that a ruler may respond appropriately.

What is the narrative situation?

Monkey leaders enter Sugrīva’s palace to announce that Lakṣmaṇa has come, visibly angry due to Sugrīva’s delay in fulfilling his promise to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The monkeys’ duty-mindedness and clarity in communication—conveying both the fact of arrival and the emotional urgency.