Shloka 124

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

ततस्तेषु प्रयातेषु देवसङ्घा: महर्षिभिः।भूतानि च भयं जग्मुस्तेषां पतनशङ्कया।।।

Transliteration

tatas teṣu prayāteṣu deva-saṅghā maharṣibhiḥ | bhūtāni ca bhayaṃ jagmus teṣāṃ patana-śaṅkayā ||

Translation

かくして彼らがあちこちへと進むと、神々の群れは大聖仙たちとともに、他の生きとし生けるものまでもが恐れにとらわれ、山々が落ちて破滅を招くのではと疑った。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (काल/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable); क्रम/अनन्तर (then/thereupon)

• तेषु: when they (were...) / among them
• तेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रयातेषु: when (they had) gone forth
• प्रयातेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• देवसङ्घाः: hosts of gods
• देवसङ्घाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक); देवसङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (assembly of gods); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महर्षिभिः: with great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भूतानि: creatures/beings
• भूतानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जग्मुः: went to/experienced
• जग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पतनशङ्कया: due to apprehension of their falling
• पतनशङ्कया: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतन + शङ्का (प्रातिपदिक); पतनशङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (fear/apprehension of falling); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

"When they moved about, even hosts of sages, gods and creatures panicked for fear of falling down (and destroying all worlds).

Characters & Entities

• Maināka
• Hanumān
• gods (devas)
• great sages (maharṣis)

FAQs

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

Protection of beings: dharma includes preventing foreseeable harm to the many, even when the cause is natural or powerful.

What is the narrative situation?

Maināka describes how the roaming winged mountains alarmed gods, sages, and creatures who feared catastrophic falls.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective responsibility: the cosmos reacts to danger by seeking measures that preserve safety and stability.