Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 107

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

विरराज समीपस्थं सागरस्य तु तद्बलम् ।मधुपाण्डुजल श्रशीमान् द्वितीय इव सागरः ।।।।

Transliteration

virarāja samīpasthaṁ sāgarasya tu tad balam |

madhupāṇḍu-jalaḥ śrīmān dvitīya iva sāgaraḥ |

Translation

ذلك الجيشُ المرابطُ قريبًا من البحر أشرق لمعانًا، كأنه محيطٌ ثانٍ بهيّ، ماؤه بلون العسل المائل إلى الصفرة.

Word by Word

• virarāja: shone forth
• virarāja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√rāj (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• samīpastham: situated near
• samīpastham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'samīpe sthitam' qualifying tad-balam

• sāgarasya: of the ocean
• sāgarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) expressing contrast/emphasis

• tat-balam: that force/army
• tat-balam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'that (very) army/force'

• madhu-pāṇḍu-jalaḥ: with tawny-colored water
• madhu-pāṇḍu-jalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṇḍu (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'having honey-tawny water' (tawny-colored water) qualifying sāgaraḥ

• śrīmān: splendid
• śrīmān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• dvitīyaḥ: a second
• dvitīyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate with iva

• iva: like/as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमावाचक अव्यय)

• sāgaraḥ: ocean
• sāgaraḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Context

That vast (sea of) army of monkeys in tawny colour (settled) at the proximity of the sea (that was white) seemed like a prosperous second sea in bright colour.

Characters & Entities

• Vānara host
• ocean (sāgara)

FAQs

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

The verse supports Dharma indirectly by portraying the righteous alliance as vast and ordered—strength gathered in service of a just cause.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator describes the appearance of the encamped Vānara forces beside the sea.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unity and readiness—collective power harmonized toward Rāma’s purpose.