Shloka 59

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवाय च तत्सर्वं शंसद्रामो महाबल: ।।।।आदितस्तद्यथावृत्तं सीतायाश्च विशेषत: ।

Transliteration

sugrīvāya ca tat sarvaṃ śaṃsad rāmo mahābalaḥ | āditas tad yathāvṛttaṃ sītāyāś ca viśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

大力的罗摩自始至终向苏格利婆详述一切，尤其是关于悉多所发生的种种。

Word by Word

• सुग्रीवाय: to Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शंसत्: told, related
• शंसत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (काव्ये लट् = narrative present)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाबलः: mighty
• महाबलः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: महत् बलं यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आदितः: from the beginning
• आदितः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (adverbial use); अव्ययार्थे तसिल्-प्रत्यय (from the beginning)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यथावृत्तम्: as it happened
• यथावृत्तम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव: यथा-वृत्तम् (as it happened); अव्ययवत् (indeclinable/adverbial)

• सीतायाः: of Sītā
• सीतायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Emphasis/particularity)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्यय (adverb)

Context

Invited by Valmiki to take his seat Narada, knower of the three worlds heard him and said with delight "listen to me!". And thus spoke.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Satya as dharma: Rāma builds alliance through truthful, complete disclosure—trust is grounded in honest narration rather than manipulation.

What is the narrative situation?

After meeting Sugrīva, Rāma explains his story, emphasizing Sītā’s abduction as the central cause of his quest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthfulness and transparency—Rāma communicates facts fully to establish righteous cooperation.