Yuddha Kanda Sarga 22 Shloka 70 - Valmiki Ramayana | English | Vedapath

Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 70

सागरप्रशमनम् / The Pacification of the Ocean and the Building of Nala’s Bridge

Devanagari script

पञ्चमेनतथाचाह्नाप्लवगैःक्षिप्रकारिभिः ।योजनानित्रयोविंशत्सुवेलमधिकृत्यवै ।।।।

Transliteration

pañcamena tathācāhnā plavagaiḥ kṣiprakāribhiḥ | yojanāni trayoviṃśat suvelam adhikṛtya vai ||

Translation

Likewise, on the fifth day, the plavagas—quick in action—completed twenty-three yojanas, reaching up to (and beyond) Suvela mountain.

Word by Word

पञ्चमेनon the fifth (day)

तथाthus, similarly

चand

अह्नाin a day, within a day

प्लवगैःby the vanaras (monkeys)

क्षिप्रकारिभिःby the swift-acting (ones)

योजनानिyojanas (a measure of distance)

त्रयोविंशत्twenty-three

सुवेलम्Mount Suvela

अधिकृत्यhaving crossed / having passed beyond

वैindeed

Context

Then darkness engulfed the world, the directions were not noticeable and further the rivers were agitated.

Characters & Entities

Vānara

Setu (bridge)

Suvela (mountain)

Yojana

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

Dharma is goal-faithfulness: righteous work is measured, completed, and carried to its intended end without slackening.

What is the narrative situation?

The day-by-day construction report culminates in the fifth day’s progress, extending the bridge to the region of Mount Suvela.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Efficiency and resolve—swift action aligned with a clear objective.