Valmiki Ramayana 6.21.5 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 5

सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः

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

Devanagari script

शयनेचोत्तमाङ्गेनसीतायाश्शोभितंपुरा ।तक्षकस्येवसम्भोगगङ्गाजलनिषेचितम् ।।6.21.5।।

Transliteration

śayane cottamāṅgena sītāyāḥ śobhitaṃ purā |

takṣakasyeva sambhogagaṅgājalaniṣecitam ||6.21.5||

Translation

Einst, auf dem Lager, war es durch Sītās erhabene Gegenwart geziert, als wäre es mit dem Wasser der Gaṅgā benetzt in einer Vereinigung gleich der des Takṣaka, der großen Schlange.

Word by Word

• शयने: on the bed
• शयने: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• उत्तमाङ्गेन: with the head (best limb)
• उत्तमाङ्गेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तम + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘उत्तमम् अङ्गम्’ (श्रेष्ठाङ्गम्, शिरः)

• सीतायाः: of Sita
• सीतायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• शोभितम्: adorned/graced
• शोभितम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly/earlier
• पुरा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• तक्षकस्य: of Takṣaka
• तक्षकस्य: उपमान-सम्बन्ध (Genitive with simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• इव: as if/like
• इव: उपमान (Simile marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा-वाचक)

• सम्भोगगङ्गाजलनिषेचितम्: bathed with Ganga-water after union (as it were)
• सम्भोगगङ्गाजलनिषेचितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्भोग + गङ्गा + जल + निषेचित (नि + सिच् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः—‘सम्भोगे (समागमे) गङ्गाजलेन निषेचितम्’ (क्त-कृदन्तः ‘निषेचित’)

Context

Those snakes with blazing hoods and glowing eyes residing in the underworld and the demons became oppressed.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Takṣaka
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

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

The remembrance of lawful marital grace (gṛhastha-dharma) heightens the pain of separation caused by adharma (Rāvaṇa’s abduction), strengthening the moral contrast that drives the war.

What is the narrative situation?

A recollection of Rāma’s former life with Sītā, set against the present crisis at the ocean before the assault on Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fidelity and rightful love: Sītā and Rāma’s legitimate union stands as a moral center.