Shloka 18

वानर-ऋक्ष-सेना-प्रशंसा

Cataloguing the Vanara and Bear Forces

Devanagari script

यःस्थितंयोजनेशैलंगच्छन्पार्श्वेनसेवते ।ऊर्ध्वंतथैवकायेनगतःप्राप्नोतियोजनम् ।।6.27.17।।यस्मान्नपरमंरूपंचतुष्पादेषुविद्यते ।श्रुतस्संन्नादनोनामवानराणांपितामहाः ।।6.27.18।।येनयुद्धंपुरादत्तंरणेशक्रस्यधीमता ।पराजयश्चनप्राप्तस्सोऽयंयूथपयूथपः ।।6.27.19।।

Transliteration

yasmān na paraṃ rūpaṃ catuṣpādeṣu vidyate |

śrutaḥ sannādano nāma vānarāṇāṃ pitāmahaḥ ||6.27.18||

Translation

Trong các loài bốn chân, không ai được biết có hình thể lớn lao hơn người ấy. Ngài được xưng tụng là Sannādana, bậc tổ phụ của các Vānara.

Word by Word

• yasmāt: than whom
• yasmāt: Apādāna (standard of comparison: 'than whom')
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (ablative), Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• na: not
• na: Niṣedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; niṣedha (negation particle)

• paramam: greater / superior
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa of "rūpam"
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies "rūpam"

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karta (subject) of "vidyate"
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• catuṣpādeṣu: among four-footed beings
• catuṣpādeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (locus: among quadrupeds)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catuṣpād (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (locative), Bahuvacana

• vidyate: is found / exists
• vidyate: Kriyā (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु; 'to be found')
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, ātmanepada

• śrutaḥ: well-known
• śrutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of "pitāmahāḥ" (or appositional epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śruta (कृदन्त; √śru, PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; used as 'well-known'

• sannādanaḥ: Sannādana
• sannādanaḥ: Karta/apposition
• Type: Noun
• Root: sannādana (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Nāma-sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; naming particle

• vānarāṇām: of the vānaras
• vānarāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• pitāmahāḥ: forefather / grandsire
• pitāmahāḥ: Karta (subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (form ending -āḥ as nom.sg. in some stems/recensions); meaning 'grandfather/forefather'

Context

"He who stands at one yojana touches a mountain with his flanks, so also gets up and reaches a yojana height with his body, is Sannadana. He is the grandfather of Vanaras. There is no one who has a bigger body size than him among the four legged ones. He had fought war with Indra and is well known for not losing in the battle."

Characters & Entities

• Vānara

FAQs

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

Dharma includes honoring truth about others’ stature and lineage: recognizing real merit (even in an enemy force) restrains arrogance and supports just, informed action.

What is the narrative situation?

A key Vānara elder/leader is introduced by name and distinction as the opposing host gathers, highlighting the seriousness of the threat to Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respect for merit and realism: the speaker acknowledges greatness without bias, a mark of disciplined counsel.