Shloka 44

सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्

Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search

Devanagari script

उद्भूतपुलिनास्तत्र जातरूपैश्च निम्नगाः।सर्वरत्नमयैश्चित्रैरवगाढा नगोत्तमैः।।।।जातरूपमयैश्चापि हुताशनसमप्रभैः।

Transliteration

udbhūtapulinās tatra jātarūpaiś ca nimnagāḥ | sarvaratnamayaiś citrair avagāḍhā nagottamaiḥ॥ jātarūpamayaiś cāpi hutāśanasamaprabhaiḥ॥

Translation

在那里，诸河的沙洲与河岸皆隆起如黄金；群山之最胜者，缤纷镶嵌万宝，沉入那金色的水中，并放射出如火焰般的光辉。

Word by Word

• udbhūta-pulināḥ: having raised sandbanks
• udbhūta-pulināḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udbhūta (कृदन्त, ud-√bhū) + pulina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः "उद्भूतानि पुलिनानि यस्याः" (बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः अर्थे) किन्तु रूपतः विशेषण-समास; विशेषण (निम्नगाः)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• jātarūpaiḥ: with gold/golden
• jātarūpaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jātarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• nimnagāḥ: rivers
• nimnagāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nimnagā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarva-ratna-mayaiḥ: made of all kinds of gems
• sarva-ratna-mayaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः "सर्वरत्नमय"; विशेषण

• citraiḥ: variegated
• citraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• avagāḍhāḥ: having entered/embedded
• avagāḍhāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/वर्णन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√gāh (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (निम्नगाः) "entered/immersed"

• nagottamaiḥ: with the best mountains
• nagottamaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naga (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः "नगानाम् उत्तमाः"

• jātarūpa-mayaiḥ: made of gold
• jātarūpa-mayaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jātarūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः "जातरूपमय"; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (also/even)

• hutāśana-sama-prabhaiḥ: with radiance equal to fire
• hutāśana-sama-prabhaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hutāśana (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः "हुताशनसमप्रभ"; विशेषण

Context

'There the sandy river banks are rich with all kinds of colourful gems resplendent with the brightness of gold. Gold and gems glowing like fire in the best of mountains have entered these rivers.

Characters & Entities

• rivers (nimnagāḥ)
• mountains (nagottama)
• gold (jātarūpa)
• gems (ratna)

FAQs

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

Dharma is suggested as a principle of right ‘placement’ and right ‘flow’: even splendor (gold, gems) is shown as integrated into a larger harmony—rivers, banks, and mountains functioning together.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva depicts the extraordinary physical markers of the northern realm to help the search party recognize the terrain described in tradition.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability: Sugriva’s account is consistent and detailed, strengthening trust in his command.