Shloka 54

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā

Devanagari script

सातुनीलेनविधिवत्स्वारक्षासुसमाहिता ।सागरस्योत्तरेतीरेसाधुसेनानिवेशिता ।।6.5.1।।

Transliteration

sā tu nīlena vidhivat svārakṣāsu samāhitā | sāgarasyottare tīre sādhu senā niveśitā ||6.5.54||

Translation

Daraufhin ordnete Nīla pflichtgemäß das Heer, setzte eigene Wachen ein und errichtete den Lagerplatz fest am nördlichen Ufer des Ozeans.

Word by Word

• सा: she/that (army)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed, however
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/particle (contrast/emphasis)

• नीलेन: by Nila
• नीलेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विधिवत्: according to proper procedure
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/adverb (according to rule)

• स्वारक्षासु: in (their) own guards/guard-posts
• स्वारक्षासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + रक्षा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpurusha)

• समाहिता: assembled, well-arranged
• समाहिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सागरस्य: of the sea
• सागरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying 'तीरे'

• तीरे: shore/bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• साधु: well, properly
• साधु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/निपातवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/adverb (well, successfully)

• सेना: the army
• सेना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• निवेशिता: was stationed/encamped
• निवेशिता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) from causative; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); finite sense: 'was made to encamp/was stationed'

Context

Nila settled the army successfully by making them reside on the northern shore of the sea, as per tradition.

Characters & Entities

• Nīla
• sāgara (ocean)
• uttara-tīra (northern shore)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as orderly governance: safeguarding people through planned security and adherence to proper procedure.

What is the narrative situation?

The allied army is being settled at the shoreline in preparation for the next strategic step toward Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Stewardship—ensuring the welfare of many through organization and vigilance.