Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 19

महाभिषेकः

Sugriva’s Coronation and Angada’s Installation

Devanagari script

तं वानरसहस्राणि प्रविष्टं वानरेश्वरम्।।अभिवाद्य प्रविष्टानि सर्वतः पर्यवारयन्।

Transliteration

taṁ vānarasahasrāṇi praviṣṭaṁ vānarīśvaram | abhivādya praviṣṭāni sarvataḥ paryavārayan ||

Translation

成千上万的婆那罗随其君王入内，向他致敬礼拜，并在四方环立侍从。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वानर-सहस्राणि: thousands of monkeys
• वानर-सहस्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वानराणां सहस्राणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रविष्टम्: entered (having entered)
• प्रविष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√viś (धातु) + kta (क्त) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘वानरेश्वरम्/तम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• वानर-ईश्वरम्: lord of monkeys
• वानर-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वानराणाम् ईश्वरः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तम्’ इति विशेष्य

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted
• अभिवाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi-√vad (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (gerund/absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया (having saluted)

• प्रविष्टानि: entered (having entered)
• प्रविष्टानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√viś (धातु) + kta (क्त) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘वानरसहस्राणि’ इति विशेषणम्

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकारः: देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: on all sides)

• पर्यवारयन्: surrounded / stood around
• पर्यवारयन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-ā-√vṛ (धातु) (causative sense in context)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्गाः परि+आ; अर्थः ‘परितः आवारयन्’ (surrounded/attended)

Context

Thousands of monkeys entered the city of Kishkinda along with their king, and stood in attendance everywhere.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vānaras
• Kiṣkindhā (implied)

FAQs

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

Social dharma of loyalty and respectful service: the community supports rightful leadership through orderly attendance and honor.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva’s retinue and the Vānara hosts accompany him into the city and formally receive him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective discipline and devotion to the king (rāja-bhakti aligned with dharma).