Shloka 31

हनूमता सुग्रीवस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः

Hanuman’s Counsel on Timely Ally-Duty

Devanagari script

यथा सेना समग्रा मे यूथपालाश्च सर्वशः।समागच्छन्त्यसङ्गेन सेनाग्राणि तथा कुरु।।

Transliteration

yathā senā samagrā me yūthapālāś ca sarvaśaḥ | samāgacchanty asaṅgena senāgrāṇi tathā kuru ||

Translation

当使我的全军连同各部队首领，毫无纷乱地在此会集；并将诸军前锋依其应有次第整齐列阵，统帅啊。

Word by Word

• yathā: so that/as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative conjunction: 'as/so that'

• senā: the army
• senā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• samagrā: entire/complete
• samagrā: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with senā

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana; enclitic pronoun

• yūthapālāḥ: troop-leaders
• yūthapālāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yūtha + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'leaders of troops'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• sarvaśaḥ: from all sides/entirely
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb: 'everywhere/in every way'

• samāgacchanti: assemble/come together
• samāgacchanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; Parasmaipada; with prefix sam-ā

• asaṅgena: without hindrance
• asaṅgena: Karaṇa (करण; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a + saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; instrumental of manner: 'without obstruction/without attachment'

• senāgrāṇi: O foremost of the army
• senāgrāṇi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senāgra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'foremost of the army' (vocative address)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; correlative adverb: 'thus/so'

• kuru: do/arrange
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

Context

'Let the entire army with leaders of different groups assemble here seperately. O chief of army! act accordingly.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Nīla
• Vānara-senā

FAQs

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

Rājadharma includes orderly coordination: collective power becomes effective only when organized without confusion and with accountable leadership.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva issues operational instructions for mustering the vānara forces, emphasizing structured assembly with troop leaders.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugrīva’s administrative clarity and insistence on disciplined organization.