Shloka 4
Devanagari script
ततो वानरकोटीभि: सहितो<हं नरर्षभ । सीतां मार्गन् महाबाहो प्रयातो दक्षिणां दिशम्,नरश्रेष्ठ॒ महाबाहो! उस समय करोड़ों वानरोंके साथ मैं भी सीताजीका पता लगाता हुआ दक्षिण दिशाकी ओर गया
Transliteration
tato vānarakoṭībhiḥ sahito 'haṃ nararṣabha | sītāṃ mārgan mahābāho prayāto dakṣiṇāṃ diśam ||
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“其后，我亦随同亿万猴军出发——噫，人中雄牛，臂力无双者——寻觅悉多，向南方进发。”此段彰显坚忍不移与忠诚奉义：此行非为征服，乃为复还被不义夺去之物。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
वानरकोटीभिःwith crores of monkeys
वानरकोटीभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवानरकोटि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
सहितःaccompanied, together (with)
सहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), प्रथमा, एकवचन
नरर्षभO bull among men
नरर्षभ:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootनरर्षभ
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
सीताम्Sita
सीताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसीता
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
मार्गन्seeking, searching for
मार्गन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमार्ग्
Formवर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
प्रयातःwent forth, departed
प्रयातः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या
Formभूत कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
दक्षिणाम्southern
दक्षिणाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिणा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
दिशम्direction
दिशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaS
SītāV
Vānara-koṭi (crores of monkeys)D
Dakṣiṇā diś (southern direction)Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic perseverance and loyal cooperation: a vast community unites in disciplined effort to recover what is rightfully lost, emphasizing duty-driven action rather than self-interest.
The speaker narrates that he departed with an immense monkey host, actively searching for Sītā, and traveled toward the southern quarter as part of the wider quest.