Valmiki Ramayana 6.128.10 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 128, Shloka 10

अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः

Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya

Devanagari script

उपयानंसमुद्रस्यसागरस्य च दर्शनम् ।यथा च कारितस्सेतूरावणश्चयथाहतः ।।।।

Transliteration

upayānaṃ samudrasya sāgarasya ca darśanam | yathā ca kāritas setur rāvaṇaś ca yathā hataḥ ||

Translation

“ನನ್ನ ಸಮುದ್ರ—ಸಾಗರ—ದತ್ತಗಿನ ಉಪಾಯನ (ಸಮೀಪಗಮನ) ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಗರನು ತಾನೇ ದರ್ಶನ ನೀಡಿದ ರೀತಿಯನ್ನೂ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳು; ಹೇಗೆ ಸೇತು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿತು, ಮತ್ತು ಹೇಗೆ ರಾವಣನು ಹತನಾದನು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನೂ.”

Word by Word

• उपयानम्: approach / going near
• उपयानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपयान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्रस्य: of the ocean
• समुद्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सागरस्य: of the sea
• सागरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• दर्शनम्: sight / audience
• दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: how / as
• यथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारार्थक)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• कारितः: was constructed (caused to be made)
• कारितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (णिच्-प्रयोगे क्त; causative passive sense), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘was caused to be made’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सेतुः: the bridge
• सेतुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• यथा: how / as
• यथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारार्थक)

• हतः: was killed
• हतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘was slain’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Context

" Also, about my going near ocean and his (Ocean god) appearance before me, construction of the bridge killing of Ravana."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Ocean (Samudra/Sāgara)
• Setu (bridge to Laṅkā)
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Truthful reporting (satya) and accountability: Rāma wants Bharata to hear an accurate narrative of actions taken for dharma—seeking lawful passage, building a bridge for the common good, and ending tyranny.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma is preparing Hanumān to meet Bharata first and convey key events of the campaign—ocean episode, bridge-building, and Rāvaṇa’s death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s transparency and duty-bound leadership: he frames victory as a sequence of purposeful, dharmic acts rather than mere conquest.