Shloka 52

Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवप्रमुखैश्नेव सहित: सर्ववानरै: । विधाय रक्षां लड़कायां विभीषणपुरस्कृत:

Transliteration

sugrīvapramukhaiś caiva sahitaḥ sarvavānaraiḥ | vidhāya rakṣāṃ laṅkāyāṃ vibhīṣaṇapuraskṛtaḥ ||

Translation

随后，罗摩以悉多在前，与娑弥多利（罗什曼那）同行，率领以苏格利婆为首的众猴军，并由毗毗沙那引路，在楞迦布置守卫与防护之策。

Word by Word

• सुग्रीवप्रमुखैः: with (those) headed by Sugriva
• सुग्रीवप्रमुखैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुग्रीव-प्रमुख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्ववानरैः: with all the monkeys
• सर्ववानरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-वानर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विधाय: having arranged/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (√धा)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• रक्षाम्: protection/guard
• रक्षाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लङ्कायाम्: in Lanka
• लङ्कायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• विभीषणपुरस्कृतः: with Vibhishana in front/led by Vibhishana
• विभीषणपुरस्कृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभीषण-पुरस्कृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Vānaras
• Laṅkā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma after victory is not mere triumph but responsible protection: establishing security, honoring rightful allies, and ensuring orderly governance so that power serves the common good.

What is happening in the narrative?

With Sugrīva and the entire vānaras present, and with Vibhīṣaṇa at the forefront, protective arrangements are instituted in Laṅkā—signaling the transition from battle to stabilization and righteous administration.