Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

प्रक्षिप्यमाणैरचलैस्सहसाजलमुद्दृतम् ।समुत्ससर्पआकाशमवासर्पत्ततस्ततः ।।।।

Transliteration

prakṣipyamāṇair acalaiḥ sahasā jalam uddhṛtam |

samutsasarpa ākāśam avāsarpat tatas tataḥ ||

Translation

山々が投げ込まれると、水はたちまち激しく持ち上がり、天へと押し寄せ、そしてまた幾度も四方へと広がっていった。

Word by Word

• prakṣipyamāṇaiḥ: by (them) being hurled/thrown
• prakṣipyamāṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-kṣip (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययः), कर्मणि प्रयोगः; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे अचलैः सह)

• acalaiḥ: by mountains
• acalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• sahasā: suddenly/at once
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन

• uddhṛtam: raised up/upraised
• uddhṛtam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययः), कर्मणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; जलम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• samutsasarpa: leapt up/crept up (rose up)
• samutsasarpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-√sṛp (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ākāśam: the sky
• ākāśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• avāsarpat: spread/crept down and about
• avāsarpat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√sṛp (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequential adverb)

• tataḥ: again and again/at various places
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः (repetition for distributive sense)

Context

At once the water threw up (by dropping the mountains) rose, touching the sky and spreading.

Characters & Entities

• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Mountains

FAQs

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

Dharma includes awareness of consequence: even righteous action has powerful effects, so effort must be steady, coordinated, and responsibly managed.

What is the narrative situation?

The ocean is violently disturbed as heavy mountains are thrown in for the bridge foundation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dhairya (steadfastness) amid overwhelming natural upheaval.