Shloka 22

सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः

Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath

Devanagari script

नदर्शयतिसाम्नामेसागरोरूपमात्मनः ।।6.21.21।।चापमानयसौमित्रेशरांश्चाशीविषोपमान् ।सागरंशोषयिष्यामिपद् भ्यांयान्तुप्लवङ्गमाः ।।6.21.22।।

Transliteration

na darśayati sāmnā me sāgaro rūpam ātmanaḥ |

cāpam ānaya saumitre śarāṃś cāśīviṣopamān |

sāgaraṃ śoṣayiṣyāmi padbhyāṃ yāntu plavaṅgamāḥ ||6.21.21–6.21.22||

Translation

„Der Ozean zeigt mir sein wahres Wesen nicht, selbst wenn ich ihn mit beschwichtigenden Worten anrede. O Saumitrī, bring den Bogen und die Pfeile, gleich giftigen Schlangen; ich werde das Meer austrocknen—dann mögen die Vānaras zu Fuß hinübergehen.“

Word by Word

चापम्bow

आनयbring

सौमित्रेO Saumitra

शरान्arrows

चand

आशीविषोपमान्like venomous snakes

सागरम्the ocean

शोषयिष्यामिI will dry up

पद्भ्याम्by foot (on foot)

यान्तुlet them go

प्लवङ्गमाःmonkeys/vanaras

Context

"The ocean has not shown his own form to me. O! Lakshmana! Get the bow and venomous snake like arrows, I will dry up the ocean and the Vanaras can walk by foot and go."

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitrī)

Sāgara (Ocean)

Plavaṅgamas (Vānaras)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes upāya (appropriate means): when sāman (conciliation) fails against obstinacy, firm action may be invoked to protect a righteous objective.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma orders Lakṣmaṇa to bring bow and arrows, declaring he will force a passage by drying the sea so the vānaras can cross.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Leadership and resolve—Rāma takes responsibility for removing obstacles to the mission of rescuing Sītā.