Shloka 60

पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः

Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita

Devanagari script

अयं सुदर्शनो द्वीपः पुरो यस्य प्रकाशते।।4.40.60।।यस्मिं स्तेजश्च चक्षुश्च सर्वप्राणभृतामपि।

Transliteration

ayaṃ sudarśano dvīpaḥ puro yasya prakāśate | yasmiṃs tejaś ca cakṣuś ca sarvaprāṇabhṛtām api ||

Translation

此乃名为“善见”（Sudarśana）之岛，光辉照耀于前；其中显现太阳的光耀，并由此使一切众生具得视力之能。

Word by Word

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• sudarśanaḥ: beautiful (Sudarśana)
• sudarśanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Karmadhāraya ‘good/beautiful to see’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifying ‘dvīpaḥ’

• dvīpaḥ: island
• dvīpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• puraḥ: in front
• puraḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb/postposition ‘in front of’ (पुरोऽव्यय)

• yasya: of which/whose
• yasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• prakāśate: shines
• prakāśate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-kāś (काश् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• yasmin: in which
• yasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napumsaka, Saptamī, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• tejaḥ: splendour
• tejaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• cakṣuḥ: eye/vision
• cakṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• sarvaprāṇabhṛtām: of all living beings
• sarvaprāṇabhṛtām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-prāṇa-bhṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘bearers of life-breath = living beings’; Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (अपि = ‘also/even’)

Context

'The region in front of this mountain is called Sudarsana Island. This island is where the Sun who gives all beings the ability to see rises.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked to illumination—both literal and moral. As the Sun enables sight, truth (satya) enables discernment; righteous action depends on clear seeing and clarity of purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva names a region associated with sunrise and radiance, continuing to map the eastern route for the search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viveka (discernment): the idea that right decisions arise from clarity—symbolized by light and sight.