Shloka 118

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

सागरं चाम्बरप्रख्यमम्बरं सागरोपमम् ।सागरं चाम्बरं चेति निर्विशेष मदृश्यत ।।।।

Transliteration

sāgaraṃ cāmbaraprakhyam ambaraṃ sāgaropamam |

sāgaraṃ cāmbaraṃ ceti nirviśeṣam adṛśyata ||

Translation

ທະເລເບິ່ງຄືຟ້າ ແລະຟ້າກໍເບິ່ງຄືທະເລ; ທະເລແລະນະພາກາດປານດັ່ງບໍ່ມີຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງ ບໍ່ປາກົດສິ່ງໃດໃຫ້ເຫັນເປັນຂໍ້ແຍກ.

Word by Word

• sāgaram: ocean
• sāgaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction)

• ambara-prakhyam: resembling the sky
• ambara-prakhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (ambarasya prakhyam = resembling the sky)

• ambaram: sky
• ambaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• sāgara-upamam: like the ocean
• sāgara-upamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (sāgarasya upamam = like the ocean)

• sāgaram: ocean
• sāgaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya

• ambaram: sky
• ambaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (iti)

• nirviśeṣam: without distinction, identical
• nirviśeṣam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirviśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Accusative, Ekavacana; adverbial accusative sense possible

• adṛśyata: was seen/appeared
• adṛśyata: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-√dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (Imperfect/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada; passive sense: 'was seen/appeared'

Context

The ocean resembled the sky and the sky like the ocean were identical as no difference appeared.

Characters & Entities

• Ocean (Sāgara)
• Sky (Ambara)

FAQs

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

A dharmic mind learns humility before vastness: when distinctions blur (sky/sea), one recognizes the limits of ego and the need for guidance, counsel, and disciplined action.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration emphasizes the ocean’s immensity by describing how it visually merges with the sky.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and contemplative awareness—seeing oneself as small before the magnitude of nature and the task ahead.