Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 61, Shloka 13

मधुवनप्रवेशः — The Vanaras Enter Madhuvana

Honey-Grove Episode

Devanagari script

ततश्चानुमता स्सर्वे सम्प्रहृष्टा वनौकसः।मुदिताः प्रेरिताश्चापि प्रनृत्यन्तोऽभवंस्तदा।।।।

Transliteration

tataś cānumatāḥ sarve samprahṛṣṭā vanaukasaḥ | muditāḥ preritāś cāpi pranṛtyanto ’bhavaṁs tadā ||

Translation

于是众林居者既得许可，皆大为欢喜；心神振奋、彼此催动，当下便跳起舞来。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (then)

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

• anumatāḥ: permitted
• anumatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-mā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘having been permitted’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• samprahṛṣṭāḥ: highly delighted
• samprahṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pra-hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; from √hṛṣ)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; predicate adjective

• vanaukasaḥ: forest-dwellers (monkeys)
• vanaukasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana-okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘forest-dwellers’

• muditāḥ: rejoiced
• muditāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudita (प्रातिपदिक; from √mud)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• preritāḥ: impelled/urged
• preritāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-īr (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (causative sense ‘impelled’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis ‘also/even’

• pranṛtyantaḥ: dancing
• pranṛtyantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-nṛt (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘dancing’

• abhavan: became/were
• abhavan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then/at that time)

Context

Permitted thus to drink honey the forestdwelling monkeys were motivated. They rejoiced very happily and started dancing.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Madhuvana (implied)

FAQs

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

Enjoyment becomes ethically acceptable when it follows permission and order; their joy is depicted as regulated, not transgressive.

What is the narrative situation?

After being allowed to drink honey, the Vānaras burst into celebration, dancing in high spirits.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Communal harmony—collective joy expressed without internal conflict, arising from a shared, authorized decision.