Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

ताळानदाडिमगुल्मांश्चनारिकेळन्विभीतकान् ।वकुलान्कदिरान्निम्बान्समाजह्रुस्समन्ततः ।।।।

Transliteration

tāḷān dāḍima-gulmāṃś ca nārikelān vibhītakān |

vakulān kadirān nimbān samājahrus samantataḥ ||

Translation

Von allen Seiten trugen sie Tāla-Palmen, Granatapfelgebüsch, Kokospalmen, Vibhītaka-, Bakula-, Kadira- und Nimba-Bäume zusammen.

Word by Word

• hastimatān: elephant-sized
• hastimatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hastimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; अर्थः: ‘elephant-sized’

• mahākāyāḥ: huge-bodied
• mahākāyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः: ‘महान् कायः येषाम्’; पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of mahābalāḥ)

• pāṣāṇān: boulders
• pāṣāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṣāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• mahābalāḥ: mighty (ones)
• mahābalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः: ‘महद् बलं येषाम्’; पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (used substantively)

• parvatān: mountains
• parvatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• samutpāṭya: having uprooted
• samutpāṭya: Purvakala (पूर्वकालः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut√pāṭ (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having uprooted/torn out’

• yantraiḥ: by means of devices/engines
• yantraiḥ: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)

• parivahanti: carry/transport
• parivahanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√vah (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; अर्थः: ‘carry/transport around’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

Context

They brought palmira, dadima, coconut, karira, bakula and nimba trees and dropped all of them into the ocean.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Tāla (palmyra)
• Vakula (bakula)

FAQs

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

Dharma is loka-saṅgraha (holding society together): coordinated gathering from all sides symbolizes shared responsibility for a just collective aim.

What is the narrative situation?

The construction effort expands as more materials are collected in bulk from every direction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Saṅgha-bhāva (spirit of unity) and ājñā-pālana (carrying out assigned work).