Shloka 56

सागरप्रशमनम् / The Pacification of the Ocean and the Building of Nala’s Bridge

Devanagari script

समूलांश्चविमूलांश्चपादपान् हरिसत्तमाः ।इन्द्रकेतूनिवोद्यम्यप्रजह्रूर्वानरास्तरून् ।।।।

Transliteration

samūlāṃś ca vimūlāṃś ca pādapān harisattamāḥ |

indraketūn ivodyamya prajahruḥ vānarās tarūn ||

Translation

猿たちの中でも最もすぐれた者らは、根のある木も根のない木も、まるでインドラの旗竿のように掲げ上げ、その幹を力強く投げ放った。

Word by Word

• tāḷān: palm trees
• tāḷān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• dāḍimagulmān: pomegranate shrubs
• dāḍimagulmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāḍima-gulma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (determinative): ‘दाडिम-गुल्माः’ (pomegranate shrubs); पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• nārikelān: coconut trees
• nārikelān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārikela (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• vibhītakān: vibhītaka trees
• vibhītakān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhītaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• vakulān: bakula trees
• vakulān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vakula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• kadirān: khadira trees
• kadirān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• nimbān: neem trees
• nimbān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nimba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• samājahruḥ: gathered/brought
• samājahruḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; अर्थः: ‘brought together/collected’

• samantataḥ: from all directions
• samantataḥ: Desha (देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: दिग्वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: from all sides)

Context

Lifting some trees with roots and some without roots like the staff of Indra's flag, Vanaras hurled down the trees into the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Indra (as comparison: Indra-ketu)

FAQs

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

Dharma is disciplined strength: power is not mere display, but directed toward a just objective under rightful leadership.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānaras uproot and lift trees and throw them down as construction material.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śaurya (valor) combined with niyoga (purposeful assignment).