Shloka 2
लङ्कानिरीक्षणं व्यूहविन्यासश्च
Survey of Lanka and Deployment of the Battle Formation
Devanagari script
प्रचचालचवेगेनत्रस्ताचैववसुन्धरा ।पीड्यमानाबलौघेनतेनसागरवर्चसा ।।।।
Transliteration
pracacāla ca vegena trastā caiva vasundharā | pīḍyamānā balaughena tena sāgaravarcasā ||
Translation
そのとき大地そのものが、まるで怯えたかのように、海にも似た威力をもつ巨大な軍勢の疾き奔流に圧されて震え動いた。
Word by Word
pracacālashook, trembled
pracacāla:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√cal (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय/and)
vegenaby the speed/force
vegena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvega (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन
trastāfrightened
trastā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√tras (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय)
evaindeed
eva:
Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (निपात; emphasis)
vasundharāthe earth
vasundharā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन
pīḍyamānābeing oppressed
pīḍyamānā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√pīḍ (धातु) + śānac (कृदन्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle)
balaughenaby the army-host
balaughena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbala (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘mass of troops’
tenaby that
tena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
sāgara-varcasāwith ocean-like might/splendor
sāgara-varcasā:
Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + varcas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग? varcas is neuter; तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (with ocean-like splendor)
Context
The frightened army (of Vanaras) that was like a tormented ocean started moving swiftly, shaking like the earth.
Characters & Entities
E
earth (Vasundharā)V
Vanara host (Balaugha)O
ocean (simile)FAQs
Dharma as purposeful force under righteous cause: immense power is depicted, implicitly to be directed under Rāma’s just aim rather than for destruction alone.
The Vanara army begins its powerful advance, so massive that it seems to make the earth tremble.
Collective zeal and readiness—energy harnessed for a shared, dharmic objective.