Yuddha Kanda Sarga 5 Shloka 57 - Valmiki Ramayana | English | Vedapath

Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 57

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 ||6.5.57||

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

विधिवत्properly

स्वारक्षासुin their own guards

समाहिताassembled

सागरस्यof the sea

उत्तरेon the northern

तीरेshore

साधुwell

सेनाarmy

निवेशिताwas made to encamp

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 collective safety through order—freedom from chaos is created by rightful organization.

What is the narrative situation?

At the ocean’s edge, the army is properly settled and guarded.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Administrative skill in service of a righteous cause.