Shloka 100

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

एते वयमनुप्राप्ता स्सुग्रीव वरुणालयम् ।इहेदानीं विचिन्ता साया नः पूर्वसमुत्थिता ।।।।

Transliteration

ete vayam anuprāptāḥ sugrīva varuṇālayam |

iha idānīṃ vicintā sā yā naḥ pūrva-samutthitā ||6.4.100||

Translation

スグリーヴァよ、我々は今、ヴァルナの住処である海に到着した。さあ、ここでこそ、以前我々の心に浮かんだその計画について熟考せねばならぬ。

Word by Word

• ete: these (we)
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (these)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• anuprāptāḥ: have reached
• anuprāptāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√prāp (धातु) → anuprāpta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having reached’

• sugrīva: O Sugriva
• sugrīva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• varuṇālayam: abode of Varuna (the sea)
• varuṇālayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa-ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वरुणस्य आलयः)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Kāla (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now)

• vicintā: consideration/thought
• vicintā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicintā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sā: that
• sā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/अन्वय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (that)

• yā: which
• yā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun: which)

• naḥ: for us/of us
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-बहुवचन-रूप (Genitive/Dative plural enclitic) = ‘of us/for us’

• pūrva: earlier
• pūrva: Kāla (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (earlier/before)

• samutthitā: has arisen
• samutthitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ud-√sthā (धातु) → samutthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) ‘arisen’

Context

Sugriva! We have reached the ocean and now we have to think of that idea now, which we thought of earlier.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Varuṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma as thoughtful action: before undertaking a great deed, leaders deliberate responsibly rather than acting impulsively—aligning means with righteous ends (satya-sādhana).

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma and the vānara forces arrive at the ocean and must decide how to cross to Laṅkā; Rāma calls for renewed strategic reflection.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s measured leadership—calm planning, consultation, and clarity of purpose.