Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 62, Shloka 17

मधुवनभङ्गः

The Disruption of Madhuvana and Dadhimukha’s Complaint

Devanagari script

हनूमता दत्तवरैर्हतं मधुवनं बलात्।वयं च जानुभिः कृष्टा देवमार्गं च दर्शिताः।।5.62.17।।

Transliteration

hanūmatā dattavarair hataṃ madhuvanaṃ balāt | vayaṃ ca jānubhiḥ kṛṣṭā devamārgaṃ ca darśitāḥ ||5.62.17||

Translation

在哈奴曼的许可之下，他们强行毁坏了蜜林（Madhuvana）；我们也被拖着跪行，并遭受了不堪入目的羞辱性示众。

Word by Word

• हनूमता: by Hanuman
• हनूमता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• दत्तवरैः: with granted permission/boons
• दत्तवरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: दत्ताः वराः (अनुज्ञाः) यस्य/यैः = with granted permissions/boons

• हतम्: destroyed
• हतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicative with मधुवनम्

• मधुवनम्: Madhuvana (honey-grove)
• मधुवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: मधोः वनम् = honey-grove (Madhuvana)

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Hetu (हेतु; cause/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (ablatival adverb): बलात् = by force

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• जानुभिः: by the knees
• जानुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• कृष्टाः: dragged
• कृष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष् (धातु) → कृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘dragged’

• देवमार्गम्: the divine path
• देवमार्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• दर्शिताः: shown
• दर्शिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दर्शित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘shown’

Context

Permitted by Hanuman (to enter Madhuvanam and drink), they dragged one another forcefully tossed up on their knees showing their private parts.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Madhuvana
• Dadhimukha
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Permission from a leader does not justify adharmic excess; authority must be exercised with accountability and within moral limits.

What is the narrative situation?

The guards explain to Dadhimukha that the vānaras claim authorization connected with Hanumān and have both damaged the grove and insulted the watchmen.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability in leadership is implicitly emphasized: actions done ‘under permission’ still bear moral responsibility.