Shloka 53

Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

Devanagari script

स निश्चित्य ततः कृत्यं स्वसारमुपसान्त्व्य च | ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे राजा विधाय नगरे विधिम्‌,यह सुनकर रावणने अपने कर्तव्यका निश्चय किया और अपनी बहिनको सान्त्वना देकर नगर आदिकी रक्षाका प्रबन्ध करके वह आकाशमार्गसे उड़ चला

Transliteration

sa niścitya tataḥ kṛtyaṃ svasāram upasāntvya ca | ūrdhvam ācakrame rājā vidhāya nagare vidhim ||

Translation

かくして王はなすべきことを決し、妹を慰めた。さらに都の規矩と守りを整えると、彼は上空へと飛び立ち、空の道を取って出発した。

Word by Word

सःhe

निश्चित्यhaving decided

ततःthen/thereupon

कृत्यम्duty; what is to be done

स्वसारम्his sister

उपसान्त्व्यhaving consoled

चand

ऊर्ध्वम्upwards; aloft

आचक्रमेset out; proceeded

राजाthe king

विधायhaving arranged/established

नगरेin the city

विधिम्rule; arrangement; ordinance (i.e., protective measures)

Speaker

(श्रीरम उवाच

Characters & Entities

rājā (king)

svasā (sister)

nagara (city)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Resolve (niścaya) should be paired with responsibility: a ruler does not rush toward a goal without first ensuring order, protection, and proper arrangements for those dependent on him, including family and the city.

What is happening in the narrative?

The king decides on his intended action, consoles his sister, organizes the city’s regulations/defenses, and then departs upward by an aerial path.