Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 72

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

ततः पादपसम्भाधं नानामृगसमायुताम ।सह्यपर्वतमासेदुर्मलयञ्च महीधरम् ।।।।

Transliteration

tataḥ pādapasambādhaṃ nānāmṛgasamāyutam | sahyaparvatamāsēdurmalayañca mahīdharam ||

Translation

Daraufhin erreichten sie das Sahya-Gebirge und den Malaya-Berg, dicht von Bäumen umstanden und von mancherlei Wildtieren bewohnt.

Word by Word

• काननानि: forests
• काननानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• विचित्राणि: variegated/wondrous
• विचित्राणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नदीः: rivers
• नदीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• प्रस्रवणानि: springs/streams
• प्रस्रवणानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• पश्यन्: seeing
• पश्यन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सह्यस्य: of Sahya
• सह्यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• मलयस्य: of Malaya
• मलयस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Context

Thereafter having reached the dense forest filled with trees surrounded by the Malaya and Sahaya Mountain inhabited by different kinds of animals, the vanaras assembled.

Characters & Entities

• Malaya Mountain
• Vanara Army

FAQs

Which mountains are mentioned in this verse as being reached by the army?

The verse explicitly mentions that the army reached the Sahya and Malaya mountains.

How does the poet describe the environment of the Sahya and Malaya mountains?

The mountains are described as 'pādapasambādhaṃ' (dense or crowded with trees) and 'nānāmṛgasamāyutam' (inhabited by various kinds of animals).