Valmiki Ramayana 6.4.109 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 109

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

तेषां निविशमानानां सैन्यसन्नाहनिस्स्वनः ।अन्तर्धाय महानादमर्णवस्य प्रशुश्रुवे ।।।।

Transliteration

teṣāṁ niviśamānānāṁ sainya-sannāha-nissvanaḥ |

antardhāya mahānādam arṇavasya praśuśruve |

Translation

Tandis qu’ils s’installaient, le fracas des apprêts de l’armée s’éleva et, le couvrant, étouffa le puissant mugissement de l’océan.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• niviśamānānām: of those encamping
• niviśamānānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√viś (धातु)
• Form: Present middle participle (शानच्), Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana; 'while they were encamping'

• sainya-sannāha-nissvanaḥ: the din of army preparations
• sainya-sannāha-nissvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक) + sannāha (प्रातिपदिक) + nissvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa chain: 'sainyasya sannāhasya nissvanaḥ' = 'sound of the army's preparations'

• antardhāya: overpowering/drowning
• antardhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; 'having drowned/overpowered (itself/other sound)'

• mahānādam: the great roar
• mahānādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + nāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'great roar'

• arṇavasya: of the ocean
• arṇavasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• praśuśruve: was heard
• praśuśruve: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√śru (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada; impersonal/medio-passive sense: 'was heard'

Context

The noise of the ocean was drowned by the great sound produced by the assembly of the army quartered there.

Characters & Entities

• army (Vānara host implied)
• ocean (arṇava)

FAQs

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

Readiness in the service of righteousness: disciplined preparation becomes a force that can meet even vast natural obstacles.

What is the narrative situation?

The Vānara host is encamping and arming up at the coast; their activity creates a roar louder than the sea.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Zeal and coordinated effort—many acting together toward a single dhārmic goal.