Shloka 10

अङ्गदस्य प्रायोपवेशननिश्चयः

Angada’s Resolve to Fast unto Death

Devanagari script

पांशुदण्डेन हि मां बन्धने नोपपादयेत्।शठः क्रूरो नृशंसश्च सुग्रीवो राज्यकारणात्।।।।

Transliteration

pāṃśudaṇḍena hi māṃ bandhanena nopapādayet |

śaṭhaḥ krūro nṛśaṃsaś ca sugrīvo rājyakāraṇāt ||

Translation

为王权之故，苏格利婆狡诈、残酷而无情；他必不迟疑，暗中以囚禁来惩治我。

Word by Word

• pāṃśu-daṇḍena: with a secret punishment
• pāṃśu-daṇḍena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṃśu (प्रातिपदिक) + daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘secret/stealth punishment’ (lit. ‘dusty/hidden rod’)

• hi: indeed
• hi: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bandhane: in imprisonment
• bandhane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• upapādayet: would inflict / would put
• upapādayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√pad (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); causative sense ‘cause to be put/inflict’ in context

• śaṭhaḥ: deceitful
• śaṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective of sugrīvaḥ

• krūraḥ: cruel
• krūraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nṛśaṃsaḥ: ruthless
• nṛśaṃsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nṛśaṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंlिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• sugrīvaḥ: Sugriva
• sugrīvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• rājya-kāraṇāt: for the sake of the kingdom
• rājya-kāraṇāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: rājyasya kāraṇam ‘cause/sake of kingdom’

Context

'Sugriva is deceitful, cruel and treacherous. He will inflict secret punishment on me by way of imprisonment for the sake of the kingdom.

Characters & Entities

• Angada
• Sugriva

FAQs

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

The verse warns how attachment to power (rājya) can corrupt dharma, leading to unjust or secret punishments; it frames kingship as morally dangerous when driven by self-preservation.

What is the narrative situation?

Angada, fearing blame for mission failure, anticipates Sugriva’s reaction and expresses anxiety about punitive consequences.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a moral tension: Angada’s candor and vulnerability, contrasted with the implied vice of ruthless power-politics.