Yuddha Kanda Sarga 5 Shloka 42 - Valmiki Ramayana | English | Vedapath

Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 42

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā

Devanagari script

सातुनीलेनविधिवत्स्वारक्षासुसमाहिता ।सागरस्योत्तरेतीरेसाधुसेनानिवेशिता ।।6.5.1।।

Transliteration

sā tu nīlena vidhivat svārakṣāsu samāhitā | sāgarasya uttare tīre sādhu senā niveśitā ||

Translation

Under Nīla’s direction, the army was duly organized with its own guards in place, and it was properly encamped on the northern shore of the ocean.

Word by Word

साthat (she/that army)

तुbut/indeed

नीलेनby Nila

विधिवत्properly

स्वारक्षासुin their own guards

समाहिताassembled

सागरस्यof the sea

उत्तरेnorthern

तीरेon the shore

साधुwell

सेनाarmy

निवेशिताwas stationed

Context

Nila settled the army successfully by making them reside on the northern shore of the sea, as per tradition.

Characters & Entities

Nīla

sāgara (the ocean)

uttara-tīra (northern shore)

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

Procedural righteousness: success (“sādhu”) is linked to doing things properly (“vidhivat”), not merely achieving an end.

What is the narrative situation?

The army is made to reside in an orderly camp by the sea.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Methodical execution.