Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

चतुर्थेनतथाचाह्नाद्वाविंशतिरथासिवा ।योजनानिमहावेगैःकृतानित्वरितस्तुतैः ।।।।

Transliteration

caturthena tathācāhnā dvāviṃśatir athāsi vā | yojanāni mahāvegaiḥ kṛtāni tvaritais tu taiḥ ||

Translation

また第四日、偉大な速さを具えた俊敏なるヴァーナラたちが急ぎ働き、二十二ヨージャナを成し遂げた。

Word by Word

• caturthena: by the fourth
• caturthena: Kāla-karaṇa (काल-करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying ahnā)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ahnā: in a day
• ahnā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• dvāviṃśatiḥ: twenty-two
• dvāviṃśatiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvā + viṃśati (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु/संख्यावाचक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); ‘twenty-two’ (count for yojanāni)

• atha: then/also
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रसङ्ग-अव्यय (particle: then/and further)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन (Present, Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• yojanāni: yojanas
• yojanāni: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• mahāvegaiḥ: by the very swift
• mahāvegaiḥ: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता-करण; agent in passive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• kṛtāni: were made
• kṛtāni: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• tvaritastutaiḥ: by the swift and praised (ones)
• tvaritastutaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvarita + stuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार/इतरेतर: ‘त्वरिताः च स्तुताः च’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

Context

There upon at once Vanaras of great speed built twenty two yojanas on the fourth day.

Characters & Entities

• Vānara
• Setu (bridge)
• Yojana

FAQs

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

Dharma is purposeful momentum—speed gains moral worth when it is directed toward a just and necessary task.

What is the narrative situation?

The bridge continues to extend rapidly; the text measures progress on the fourth day as twenty-two yojanas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Energetic execution—acting promptly once a righteous decision has been made.