Shloka 37

पश्चिमदिशि अन्वेषणादेशः

Instructions for the Western Search Party

Devanagari script

तमतिक्रम्य शैलेन्द्रं महेन्द्रपरिपालितम्।षष्टि र्गिरिसहस्राणि काञ्चनानि गमिष्यथ।।4.42.36।।तरुणादित्यवर्णानि भ्राजमानानि सर्वतः।जातरूपमयैर्वृक्षै शोभितानि सुपुष्पितैः।।4.42.37।।

Transliteration

tam atikramya śailendraṃ mahendraparipālitam |

ṣaṣṭi r-girisahasrāṇi kāñcanāni gamiṣyatha || 4.42.36 ||

taruṇādityavarṇāni bhrājamānāni sarvataḥ |

jātarūpamayair vṛkṣaiḥ śobhitāni supuṣpitaiḥ || 4.42.37 ||

Translation

越过那座由因陀罗守护的群山之王后，你们将抵达六万座金色山峰，四方辉耀，如初升太阳之色；其间金树成林，繁花盛开，庄严殊胜。

Word by Word

• tam: that (him/it)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun/सर्वनाम), Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• atikramya: having crossed
• atikramya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati-√kram (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √kram (क्रम्) with upasarga ati-, indeclinable verbal form; sense: 'having crossed/after passing'

• śailendram: the lord of mountains (mountain-king)
• śailendram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: śaila-indra 'lord of mountains'; Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• mahendra-paripālitam: protected by Mahendra (Indra)
• mahendra-paripālitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahendra + pari-√pāl + kta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound: mahendra-paripālita 'protected/ruled by Mahendra (Indra)'; Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त/PPP) from pari-√pāl (पाल्) 'to protect'; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with śailendram (object) in sense

• ṣaṣṭiḥ: sixty
• ṣaṣṭiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral (संख्या), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used with plural counted noun

• giri-sahasrāṇi: thousands of mountains
• giri-sahasrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound: giri-sahasra 'thousand mountains'; Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kāñcanāni: golden
• kāñcanāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāñcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; adjective qualifying giri-sahasrāṇi

• gamiṣyatha: you will go/reach
• gamiṣyatha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्) / Simple Future, Parasmaipada; 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• taruṇāditya-varṇāni: of the hue of the rising sun
• taruṇāditya-varṇāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taruṇa + āditya + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound: taruṇa-āditya-varṇa 'having the color of the young/rising sun'; Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; qualifies (giri-sahasrāṇi) understood

• bhrājamānāni: shining
• bhrājamānāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhrāj + śatṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta present active participle (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त) from √bhrāj (भ्राज्) 'to shine'; Neuter, Nominative, Plural; qualifying the mountains

• sarvataḥ: everywhere
• sarvataḥ: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'on all sides/everywhere'

• jātarūpa-mayaiḥ: with golden (made-of-gold)
• jātarūpa-mayaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jātarūpa + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound: jātarūpa-maya 'made of gold'; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; agrees with vṛkṣaiḥ

• vṛkṣaiḥ: by/with trees
• vṛkṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• śobhitāni: adorned
• śobhitāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √śubh + kta (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त/PPP) from √śubh (शुभ्) 'to adorn/shine'; Neuter, Nominative, Plural; qualifying the mountains

• supuṣpitaiḥ: with blooming (trees)
• supuṣpitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + puṣpita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Adjective 'well-flowered/in full bloom'; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; agrees with vṛkṣaiḥ

Context

'On crossing the hill ruled by Indra you will reach the rows of sixty thousand mountains of gold shining like the brilliance of the rising Sun. The mountains glow with golden trees filled with bloom.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Mahendra (Indra)

FAQs

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

Dharma is perseverance without being distracted by splendor: even extraordinary sights (golden mountains, blooming golden trees) are described as waypoints, not destinations.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva outlines the sequence of regions the western party will pass, emphasizing the scale and brightness of the landscape as navigational detail.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Single-pointedness (ekāgratā): maintaining commitment to the truth-seeking mission despite awe-inspiring scenery.