Shloka 543

Devanagari script

तत्रैवोवास धर्मात्मा सहित: सर्ववानरै: । समुद्रके इस पार आकर धर्मात्मा श्रीरामने पहले जहाँ शयन किया था, उसी स्थानपर सम्पूर्ण वानरोंके साथ विश्राम किया

Transliteration

tatraivovāsa dharmātmā sahitaḥ sarvavānaraiḥ | samudrake asya pāra ākara dharmātmā śrīrāmaṇe pūrvaṁ yatra śayanaṁ kṛtaṁ āsīt, tasminn eva sthāne sampūrṇa-vānaraiḥ saha viśrāmaṁ kṛtam |

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: Dort blieb der Rechtschaffene, begleitet von allen Affen. Nachdem er an dieses Ufer des Ozeans gelangt war, ruhte der tugendhafte Śrī Rāma mit dem gesamten Heer der vānaras an eben jenem Ort, an dem er zuvor schon zum Schlafen gelegen hatte.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

एवindeed/just

उवासdwelt/stayed/rested

धर्मात्माthe righteous-souled one

सहितःaccompanied (together) with

सर्ववानरैःwith all the monkeys

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Śrī Rāma

Vānaras

Samudra (the ocean)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is shown as steady, disciplined conduct: a leader remains composed, keeps companions together, and takes timely rest in an appropriate place rather than acting rashly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Śrī Rāma, after reaching this side of the ocean, stays and rests at the same spot where he had previously slept, together with the entire vānaras’ host.