Shloka 21

तारोपदेशः — Tara’s Counsel to Lakshmana

Restraint, Time, and Mobilization

Devanagari script

कृता तु संस्था सौमित्रे सुग्रीवेण पुरा यथा।अद्य तैर्वानरैस्सर्वैरागन्तव्यं महाबलैः।।।।

Transliteration

kṛtā tu saṃsthā saumitre sugrīveṇa purā yathā | adya tair vānaraiḥ sarvair āgantavyaṃ mahābalaiḥ ||

Translation

萨乌弥特利啊，既然昔日苏格利瓦已下达妥善之令，今日一切大力的婆那罗都应当前来。

Word by Word

• kṛtā: was made/established
• kṛtā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with saṃsthā

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle

• saṃsthā: arrangement/ordinance
• saṃsthā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• saumitre: O Saumitri
• saumitre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana

• sugrīveṇa: by Sugrīva
• sugrīveṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• purā: formerly
• purā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative/relative adverb (यथाशब्द)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• vānaraiḥ: by the monkeys
• vānaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; qualifies vānaraiḥ

• āgantavyam: must come/should arrive
• āgantavyam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Gerundive/obligative (तव्यत्), Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; impersonal obligation: 'it is to be come/they must come'

• mahābalaiḥ: by the mighty
• mahābalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahābala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya; qualifies vānaraiḥ

Context

'O Lakshmana! since Sugriva has already promulgated an ordinance to all the mighty vanaras, they should be all arriving by now.

Characters & Entities

• Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa)
• Sugrīva
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma in governance: issuing clear orders and ensuring collective compliance for a righteous mission.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā reassures Lakṣmaṇa that Sugrīva has already summoned forces and they should be arriving imminently.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Administrative foresight—Sugrīva’s prior planning and mobilization.