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पश्चिमदिशि अन्वेषणादेशः

Instructions for the Western Search Party

अथ प्रस्थाप्य सुग्रीवस्तान्हरीन्दक्षिणां दिशम्।अब्रवीन्मेघसङ्काशं सुषेणं नाम यूथपम्।।4.42.1।।

atha prasthāpya sugrīvas tān harīn dakṣiṇāṃ diśam | abravīn megha-saṅkāśaṃ suṣēṇaṃ nāma yūthapam ||

Bấy giờ, sau khi sai các bầy khỉ ấy tiến về phương Nam, Sugrīva liền ngỏ lời với vị thủ lĩnh bầy đàn tên Suṣeṇa, dung mạo tựa mây trời.

athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (अव्यय) ‘then/now’
prasthāpyahaving sent
prasthāpya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√sthā + ṇic (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), causative sense; ‘having dispatched/sent forth’
sugrīvaḥSugrīva
sugrīvaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
tānthem
tān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana
harīnmonkeys
harīn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana
dakṣiṇāmsouthern
dakṣiṇām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifying diśam
diśamdirection
diśam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdiś (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana
abravītsaid
abravīt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (धातु)
FormLuṅ lakāra (लुङ्/Aorist), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada
megha-saṅkāśamcloud-like
megha-saṅkāśam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootmegha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘cloud-like’; qualifying suṣeṇam
suṣeṇamSuṣeṇa
suṣeṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsuṣeṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana
nāmaby name
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) indicating name/appellation
yūthapamtroop-leader
yūthapam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyūthapa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to suṣeṇam

After sending the monkeys in the southern direction, Sugriva said to the cloud-like troop leader called Sushena.

S
Sugrīva
S
Suṣeṇa

FAQs

Dharma in administration: after delegating one task, the leader immediately turns to organize the next, ensuring continuity of righteous action and coordinated service.

The southern contingent has departed; Sugrīva now begins briefing Suṣeṇa for another directional search (west).

Organizational competence—sequencing missions and addressing leaders directly.