Shloka 8

स्वयंप्रभा-संवादः

Svayamprabha’s Dialogue with the Vanaras

Devanagari script

अगस्त्यचरितामाशां दक्षिणां यमरक्षिताम्।सहैभिर्वानरैर्घोरैरङ्गदप्रमुखैर्वयम्।।4.52.7।।रावणं सहितास्सर्वे राक्षसं कामरूपिणम्।सीतया सह वैदेह्या मार्गध्वमिति चोदिताः।।4.52.8।।

Transliteration

agastyacaritām āśāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ yamarakṣitām | sahaibhir vānarair ghorair aṅgadapramukhair vayam || rāvaṇaṃ sahitāḥ sarve rākṣasaṃ kāmarūpiṇam | sītayā saha vaidehyā mārgadhvam iti coditāḥ ||

Translation

我们与这些可畏的猿众同往，以安伽陀为首，被派往南方——阿伽斯提耶曾行履其地，阎摩守护其境——并奉命道：“寻觅毗提希悉多，并追寻那能变幻形貌的罗波那、罗刹。”

Word by Word

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular

• सहिताः: together/united
• सहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वे/वयम्) — Masculine, Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

• राक्षसम्: the demon
• राक्षसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रावणस्य विशेषणरूपेण — Masculine, Accusative singular (apposition to rāvaṇam)

• कामरूपिणम्: able to assume forms at will
• कामरूपिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम-रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक; काम + रूपिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रावणम्/राक्षसम्) — Masculine, Accusative singular

• सीतया: with Sita
• सीतया: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे तृतीया अपेक्षा — Indeclinable

• वैदेह्या: the princess of Videha
• वैदेह्या: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सीताया अप्पोजिशन — Feminine, Instrumental singular (apposition to sītayā)

• मार्गध्वम्: search (you all)
• मार्गध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मार्ग् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् — Imperative, 2nd person plural, parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-समाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle) — Indeclinable quotative

• चोदिताः: having been urged/commanded
• चोदिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चुद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — PPP, Masculine, Nominative plural

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• South (dakṣiṇā diś)
• Yama
• Aṅgada
• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• Vaidehī
• rākṣasa

FAQs

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

Dharma is mission-oriented duty: the vānaras accept hardship and danger under rightful command to restore justice by finding Sītā and confronting the wrongdoer.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān specifies their assignment: the southern expedition under Aṅgada, directed to search for Sītā and locate Rāvaṇa’s sphere.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective resolve and disciplined service: unity (sahitāḥ sarve) and obedience to a righteous goal despite formidable terrain and threats.