Shloka 34

Devanagari script

स वानरानिमान् सर्वान् मधुलुब्धान् गतायुषः।घातयिष्यति दण्डेन सुग्रीवस्ससुहृज्जनान्।।5.62.34।।

Transliteration

sa vānarān imān sarvān madhulubdhān gatāyuṣaḥ | ghātayiṣyati daṇḍena sugrīvaḥ sa-suhṛjjanān ||

Translation

Sugriva sẽ trừng phạt tất cả những con Vanara này—những kẻ tham lam mật ong và coi như đã tận số—bằng cách đánh chúng bằng gậy, cùng với đồng bọn của chúng.

Word by Word

• सः: he (Sugriva)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• वानरान्: monkeys
• वानरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma used adjectivally; Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; qualifies वानरान्

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; qualifies वानरान्

• मधुलुब्धान्: greedy for honey
• मधुलुब्धान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु + लुब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; from लुभ् धातु)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'मधुना लुब्धाः'; Kṛdanta: PPP (क्त) 'लुब्ध'; Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural

• गतायुषः: doomed / at the end of life
• गतायुषः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक; गत from गम् धातु)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: 'गतं आयुः येषाम्' (whose life is gone/doomed); Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; qualifies वानरान्

• घातयिष्यति: will have killed / will cause to be slain
• घातयिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) [causative: घातयति]
• Form: Causative, Future (लृट्), 3rd person, Singular, parasmaipada

• दण्डेन: with a staff/punishment
• दण्डेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3), Singular

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• ससुहृज्जनान्: (them) along with their friends
• ससुहृज्जनान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + सुहृद् + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa with सह- (स) as prefix meaning 'along with'; 'सुहृदां जनाः' (friends/companions); Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; appositional/including with वानरान्

Context

Powerful Dadhimukha having said that to the guardians of the garden rose up to the sky and went off with them.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vānaras
• Madhu (honey)

FAQs

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

Rulers uphold dharma through daṇḍa (just punishment): indulgence and trespass invite correction to restore order.

What is the narrative situation?

Dadhimukha anticipates Sugrīva’s disciplinary response to the Vānaras’ violation of the honey-grove.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The king’s responsibility to enforce rules impartially, and the moral warning against greed-driven conduct.