Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततोऊहं कार्यसिद्धयर्थ रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मण: । शतयोजनविस्तीर्णमर्णवं सहसा55प्लुत:,तब मैं अनायास ही महान्‌ कर्म करनेवाले श्रीरघुनाथजीकी कार्यसिद्धिके लिये सहसा सौ योजन विस्तृत समुद्रको लाँध गया

Transliteration

tato ’haṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ | śatayojanavistīrṇam arṇavaṃ sahasā plutaḥ ||

Translation

Then I, for the successful accomplishment of Rāma’s purpose—Rāma whose deeds are unfaltering and unwearied—leapt at once across the ocean, a hundred yojanas in breadth. The passage highlights swift, selfless action in service of a righteous mission, where personal prowess is subordinated to a just cause.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

ऊहंI considered, I inferred

कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थम्for the sake of accomplishing the task

रामस्यof Rama

अक्लिष्टकर्मणःof (him) whose deeds are untroubled/effortless

शतयोजनविस्तीर्णम्spread over a hundred yojanas

अर्णवम्ocean

सहसाsuddenly, at once

अप्लुतःhaving leapt over / crossed by a leap

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Rāma

arṇava (the ocean)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Effective dharmic action is marked by promptness, capability, and selflessness: one uses one’s strength not for display but to ensure the success of a righteous objective (kāryasiddhi) in service of a worthy leader and cause.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker narrates that he immediately crossed a vast ocean—described as a hundred yojanas wide—in order to help bring about the successful completion of Rāma’s undertaking.