Shloka 37

सागरप्रशमनम् / The Pacification of the Ocean and the Building of Nala’s Bridge

Devanagari script

सबभूवतदाकूपोव्रणइत्येभिविश्रुतः ।सततंचोत्थितंतोयंसमुद्रस्येनदृश्यते ।।।।

Transliteration

sa babhūva tadā kūpo vraṇa ity ebhiḥ viśrutaḥ |

satataṃ cotthitaṃ toyaṃ samudrasyeva na dṛśyate ||

Translation

Da wurde jene Grube unter dem Namen «Vraṇa» („die Wunde“) bekannt. Und das Wasser, das unaufhörlich daraus emporstieg, erschien wie das Wasser des Ozeans.

Word by Word

सःthat (well)

बभूवbecame

तदाthen

कूपःa well

व्रणः(called) “Wound/Vraṇa”

इतिthus

एभिःby these (people)

विश्रुतःbecame famous; was renowned

सततम्continually

चand

उत्थितम्risen; sprung up

तोयम्water

समुद्रस्यof the ocean

इवlike

नnot

दृश्यतेis seen; appears

Context

That well (hole created by the dart) came to be known as Vrana. The water springing out of it forever is like sea water.

Characters & Entities

Ocean (samudra)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes truthful remembrance: the land bears an honest name (‘Wound’) that preserves the moral history of what happened there.

What is the narrative situation?

The arrow-hole becomes a permanent well/pit called Vraṇa, and its water is described as ocean-like.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability through memory—events are not erased but integrated into the world’s story through naming and description.