Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 14

अङ्गद

प्रत्यागमनम् — Angada’s Return and the Confirmation of Sītā’s Discovery

Devanagari script

सर्वे यथा मां वक्ष्यन्ति समेत्य हरियूथपाः।तथास्मि कर्ता कर्तव्ये भवद्भिः परवानहम्।।।।

Transliteration

sarve yathā māṃ vakṣyanti sametya hariyūthapāḥ | tathāsmi kartā kartavye bhavadbhiḥ paravān aham ||

Translation

诸位猴军首领若齐集而教示我当如何行事，我便依所当为而行；于此职责之中，我愿受诸君之谋而行。

Word by Word

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

• yathā: as
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: as/in the manner)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vakṣyanti: will tell/say
• vakṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• sametya: having assembled
• sametya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-i (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), धातु: इ (to go) with उपसर्ग sam-; 'having assembled/come together'

• hariyūthapāḥ: leaders of monkey troops
• hariyūthapāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + yūthapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: so/thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kartā: doer/one who will act
• kartā: Pradhāna (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'doer'

• kartavye: in the duty/to-be-done matter
• kartavye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kartavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'in what is to be done/duty'

• bhavadbhiḥ: by you (respected)
• bhavadbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• paravān: dependent/under your control
• paravān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paravān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अहम् इति विशेषणम्

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Angada said to the vanara troops assembled, "Tell me what we have to do. I shall act as you wish.

Characters & Entities

• Angada
• Hariyūthapāḥ (troop leaders)

FAQs

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

Dharma in leadership includes consultation and humility—acting for the common good by honoring collective counsel rather than ego.

What is the narrative situation?

Angada invites the assembled leaders to advise him on the next course of action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and cooperative leadership (saṅghātmaka-naya).