Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 62, Shloka 19

मधुवनभङ्गः

The Disruption of Madhuvana and Dadhimukha’s Complaint

Devanagari script

इहागच्छत गच्छामो वानरान् बलदर्पितान्।बलेन वारयिष्यामो मधु भक्षयतो वयम्।।5.62.19।।

Transliteration

ihāgacchata gacchāmo vānarān baladarpitān | balena vārayiṣyāmo madhu bhakṣayato vayam ||5.62.19||

Translation

“来吧——我们去找那些恃力而骄的猴军；当他们吞食蜂蜜之时，我们要以武力制止他们。”

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• आगच्छत: come
• आगच्छत: सम्बोधन-क्रिया (addressed action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद

• गच्छामः: we go / let us go
• गच्छामः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद

• वानरान्: the monkeys (vanaras)
• वानरान्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• बलदर्पितान्: proud of (their) strength
• बलदर्पितान्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल + दर्पित (कृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बल-दर्पित = power-proud); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कृदन्त: दर्पित (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle used adjectivally)

• बलेन: by force / with strength
• बलेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• वारयिष्यामः: we will restrain / prevent
• वारयिष्यामः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (धातु) [वारयति = causative]
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• मधु: honey
• मधु: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भक्षयतः: (you two) eat / consume
• भक्षयतः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन (dual), परस्मैपद

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन

Context

"Come, we will all go there to Madhuvanam and prevent forcibly the vanaras who have consumed honey proud of their power.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhimukha
• Madhuvana
• Vānaras
• Madhu (honey)

FAQs

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

A guardian’s dharma includes stopping harm to entrusted property and preventing disorder; force may be used as measured restraint when duty requires.

What is the narrative situation?

Dadhimukha rallies the scattered guards to confront the honey-drinking vānaras who are acting arrogantly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective courage and duty-bound decisiveness in defending what one is appointed to guard.