Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

ततोदेवस्सगन्धर्वास्सिद्दाश्चपरमर्षयः ।आगम्यगगनेतस्थुर्द्रष्टुकामास्तदद्बुतम् ।।।।

Transliteration

tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ | āgamya gagane tasthuḥ draṣṭukāmās tad adbhutam ||

Translation

ನಂತರ ದೇವರುಗಳು ಗಂಧರ್ವರೊಡನೆ, ಸಿದ್ಧರು ಮತ್ತು ಪರಮರ್ಷಿಗಳು ಕೂಡ ಬಂದು, ಆ ಅದ್ಭುತವನ್ನು ನೋಡುವ ಆಸೆಯಿಂದ ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತರು.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; temporal adverb (कालवाचक)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• सगन्धर्वाः: with Gandharvas
• सगन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः: स-गन्धर्वाः = "together with Gandharvas" (i.e., gods accompanied by Gandharvas)

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; conjunction

• परमर्षयः: great sages
• परमर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः: परमाः ऋषयः = "great sages"

• आगम्य: having come
• आगम्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्ययप्रयोगः; "having come"

• गगने: in the sky
• गगने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्

• तस्थुः: stood, remained
• तस्थुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः बहुवचनम्

• द्रष्टुकामाः: wishing to see
• द्रष्टुकामाः: Hetu (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रष्टु (√दृश् तुमुन्) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: द्रष्टुं कामाः = "desirous to see"

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; demonstrative used adjectivally with अद्भुतम्

• अद्भुतम्: wonder (marvel)
• अद्भुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

Context

The Gandharvas, gods and even siddhas felt happy and reached their stationed in the sky to see the wonderful bridge.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (gods)
• Gandharvas
• Siddhas
• Ṛṣis (great seers)
• Gagana (sky)

FAQs

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

Righteous action draws universal recognition: when dharma is pursued, even higher beings are depicted as bearing witness and approving.

What is the narrative situation?

Celestial beings assemble in the sky to observe the unprecedented bridge-building that enables the march to Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective merit and moral legitimacy—an undertaking aligned with dharma becomes “worthy of being seen” by all worlds.