Yuddha Kanda Sarga 5 Shloka 56 - Valmiki Ramayana | English | Vedapath

Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 56

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 | sāgarasyottare tīre sādhu senā niveśitā ||6.5.56||

Translation

Then Nīla duly arranged the army with its own guards and successfully established the camp on the northern shore of the ocean.

Word by Word

साshe/that (army)

तुindeed

नीलेनby Nila

विधिवत्as per rule

स्वारक्षासुin their own guard-posts

समाहिताcollected

सागरस्यof the sea

उत्तरेon the northern

तीरेshore

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 (ocean)

uttara-tīra (northern shore)

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

Dharma is the duty of protection: organizing defense is part of righteous leadership.

What is the narrative situation?

The army is stationed on the seashore with appropriate defensive arrangements.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability—doing necessary duties correctly and completely.