Valmiki Ramayana 2.84.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 84, Shloka 8

गुहस्य सन्देहः, गङ्गातीर-रक्षा, भरतस्य सत्कारः

Guha’s Suspicion, Securing the Ganga Bank, and Hospitality to Bharata

Devanagari script

नावां शतानां पञ्चानां कैवर्तानां शतं शतम्।सन्नद्धानां तथा यूनां तिष्ठन्त्वित्यभ्यचोदयत्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.84.8

Transliteration

nāvāṃ śatānāṃ pañcānāṃ kaivartānāṃ śataṃ śatam |

sannaddhānāṃ tathā yūnāṃ tiṣṭhantv ity abhyacodayat ||

Translation

সেই তেওঁলোকক আদেশ দিলে: “পাঁচশ নাও সাজু কৰি ৰাখা; আৰু প্ৰতিখন নাওত সম্পূৰ্ণ সন্নদ্ধ শ-শজন যুৱ কাইৱৰ্ত থিয় হৈ থাকক।”

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Word by Word

• nāvām: of boats
• nāvām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nau (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (gen/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana

• śatānām: of hundreds
• śatānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga (neut/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• pañcānām: of five
• pañcānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective (संख्याविशेषण), Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana (agreeing with śatānām)

• kaivartānām: of fishermen/boatmen
• kaivartānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaivarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• śatam: a hundred
• śatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana (here: count ‘a hundred’)

• śatam: each a hundred / hundred by hundred
• śatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana (repetition for distributive sense)

• sannaddhānām: of the fully equipped/armed
• sannaddhānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-nah (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta-participle, Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana (qualifying kaivartānām/yūnām)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

• yūnām: of youths
• yūnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• tiṣṭhantu: let (them) stay
• tiṣṭhantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (iti-śabda/उद्धरण-निपात)

• abhyacodayat: he exhorted/urged
• abhyacodayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-cud (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/past/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; causative sense ‘to urge’ (प्रेरणार्थ)

Context

Let five hundred boats, each manned by a hundred young fishermen fully equipped, be in readiness he exhorted them.

Characters & Entities

• Guha
• Gaṅgā (implied operational setting)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes preparedness without aggression: resources are readied to prevent wrongdoing and to control a critical passage responsibly.

What is the narrative situation?

Guha sets a concrete defensive/logistical arrangement—boats and crews—to manage movement across the Gaṅgā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strategic competence—Guha translates concern into organized, measurable action.