Shloka 20

ऋक्षबिलप्रवेशः

Entry into the Rikshabilam Cave

Devanagari script

ते प्रविष्टास्तु वेगेन तद्बिलं कपिकुञ्जराः।।।।प्रकाशमभिरामं च ददृशुर्देशमुत्तमम्।

Transliteration

te praviṣṭās tu vegena tad bilaṁ kapikuñjarāḥ |

prakāśam abhirāmaṁ ca dadṛśur deśam uttamam ||

Translation

Nhưng khi những khỉ to lớn như voi ấy lao nhanh vào hang, họ bỗng thấy một miền đất tối thượng—rực sáng, khả ái và tuyệt diệu.

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• praviṣṭāḥ: having entered / entered
• praviṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle used finitely); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• vegena: swiftly, with speed
• vegena: Karana (करण/instrument, manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vega (वेग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; adverbial-instrumental ‘with speed’

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (agreeing with bilaṃ)

• bilam: cave
• bilam: Karma (कर्म/object of entering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bila (बिल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• kapi-kuñjarāḥ: elephant-like monkeys
• kapi-kuñjarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition to te)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapi (कपि) + kuñjara (कुञ्जर)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘elephant-like monkeys’); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• prakāśam: light, brightness
• prakāśam: Karma (कर्म/object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakāśa (प्रकाश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; द्वितीया एकवचन

• abhirāmam: delightful
• abhirāmam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhirāma (अभिराम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; द्वितीया एकवचन (agreeing with prakāśam / or deśam by proximity)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• dadṛśuḥ: saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• deśam: place, region
• deśam: Karma (कर्म/object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (देश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (उत्तम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (agreeing with deśam)

Context

As the elephant-like monkeys entered the cave quickly, they saw bright light and an excellent delightful place.

Characters & Entities

• kapikuñjara (mighty monkeys)

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained effort: perseverance through darkness can open into clarity—symbolically, right striving leads to auspicious outcomes.

What is the narrative situation?

The search party penetrates deeper into the cave and unexpectedly encounters a luminous, pleasing inner realm.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage joined with hope—entering the unknown without abandoning the mission.