Shloka 4

Devanagari script

गङ्गायमुनयो स्सन्धिमासाद्य मनुजर्षभौ।कालिन्दीमनुगच्छेतां नदीं पश्चान्मुखाश्रिताम्।।।।

Transliteration

gaṅgāyamunayos sandhim āsādya manujarṣabhau | kālindīm anugacchetāṁ nadīṁ paścānmukhāśritām ||

Translation

Nachdem ihr die Mündung, wo Gaṅgā und Yamunā zusammenfließen, erreicht habt, o Bester der Menschen, folgt der Kālindī (Yamunā), die hier westwärts strömt.

Word by Word

• gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ: of the Ganga and Yamuna
• gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक) + yamunā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual; dvandva: gaṅgā ca yamunā ca

• sandhim: confluence
• sandhim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-sad (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्)

• manujarṣabhau: the two best of men
• manujarṣabhau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: manuṣyāṇāṃ ṛṣabhau (best of men)

• kālindīm: Kalindi (Yamuna)
• kālindīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālindī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• anugacchetām: should proceed along
• anugacchetām: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-gam (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person, Dual; Ātmanepada; 'let them follow/proceed along'

• nadīm: river
• nadīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; apposition to kālindīm

• paścān-mukhāśritām: flowing westward
• paścān-mukhāśritām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies nadīm; tatpuruṣa: paścān-mukhā (west-facing) + āśritā (having taken/flowing towards)

Context

Reaching the confluence of rivers Ganga and Yamuna, O Rama and Lakshmana best among men! proceed along the Kalindi (Yamuna) river flowing westward.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvaja
• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Ganga
• Yamuna
• Kalindi

FAQs

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

Dharma as guidance and right course: the sage directs the princes along a proper route, reflecting the rishi’s role in aligning action with auspicious geography and safe conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja provides travel directions after they reach the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, instructing them to follow the Yamunā (Kālindī).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence for wise counsel—Rama and Lakṣmaṇa’s journey proceeds under rishi-guidance, highlighting humility and disciplined obedience.