Valmiki Ramayana 6.2.21 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 21

युद्धकाण्डे द्वितीयः सर्गः — Sugriva’s Counsel: From Grief to Strategy

Bridge to Lanka

Devanagari script

लङ्घनार्थंचघोरस्यसमुद्रस्यनदींपतेः ।सहास्माभिरिहोपेतस्सूक्ष्मबुद्धिर्विचारय ।।।।

Transliteration

laṅghanārthaṃ ca ghorasya samudrasya nadīṃpateḥ | sahāsmābhir ihopetaḥ sūkṣmabuddhir vicāraya ||

Translation

ដើម្បីឆ្លងកាត់សមុទ្រដ៏គួរភ័យនេះ—អម្ចាស់នៃទន្លេទាំងឡាយ—ឱ អ្នកមានបញ្ញាល្អិត សូមមកទីនេះជាមួយយើង ហើយពិចារណាវិធីការណ៍។

Word by Word

• laṅghanārtham: for crossing
• laṅghanārtham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅghana + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: "for the purpose of crossing"

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• ghorasya: of the dreadful
• ghorasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; qualifying "samudrasya"

• samudrasya: of the ocean
• samudrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• nadīṃpateḥ: of the lord of rivers
• nadīṃpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/appositional genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: nadī-pati = "lord of rivers" (ocean)

• saha: with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, preposition-like: "with" (governs instrumental)

• asmābhiḥ: with us
• asmābhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/companions)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana; "with us"

• iha: here, now
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• upetaḥ: having come, joined
• upetaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa√i (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta PPP (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; "having come/approached"; predicate of implied "tvam"

• sūkṣmabuddhiḥ: one of subtle intellect
• sūkṣmabuddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkṣma + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: "subtle-intellect"; used as epithet (addressing the listener)

• vicāraya: consider, deliberate
• vicāraya: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√car (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), Madhyama puruṣa, Ekavacana, parasmaipada

Context

"Of what use is speaking many words. By all means you will be victorious. I see signs of it and feel highly delighted in my mind."।।ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēdvitīyassargaḥ।।This is the end of the second Sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic,the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Ocean (samudra)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes wise deliberation: righteous ends should be pursued through thoughtful means, guided by capable counsel.

What is the narrative situation?

The leaders assemble to plan how the army will cross the ocean to reach Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prājñatā (practical wisdom): subtle intelligence applied to collective decision-making.