Shloka 33

पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः

Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita

Devanagari script

ततो रक्तजलं शोणमगाधं शीघ्रगामिनम्।गत्वा पारं समुद्रस्य सिद्धचारणसेवितम्।।4.40.33।।तस्य तीर्थेषु रम्येषु विचित्रेषु वनेषु च।रावण स्सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः।।4.40.34।।

Transliteration

tato raktajalaṃ śoṇam agādhaṃ śīghragāminam | gatvā pāraṃ samudrasya siddhacāraṇasevitam || 4.40.33 ||

Translation

Dari sana, pergilah ke Sungai Śoṇa yang berair merah, dalam dan deras; kemudian capailah pantai seberang lautan yang sering diziarahi para Siddha dan Cāraṇa.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• रक्तजलम्: having red water
• रक्तजलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'रक्तं जलं यस्य'

• शोणम्: the Śoṇa (river)
• शोणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; नदी-नाम (Sona river)

• अगाधम्: deep
• अगाधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगाध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शीघ्रगामिनम्: fast-flowing
• शीघ्रगामिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र + गामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'शीघ्रं गच्छति'

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having gone'

• पारम्: the farther shore
• पारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• समुद्रस्य: of the ocean
• समुद्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण + सेवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) 'सेवित'; पूर्वपद-द्वन्द्व: 'सिद्धैः चारणैः च सेवितम्'

Context

'Therefrom reach out to the swift-flowing river Sona which has red-coloured waters. Then crossing the sea which is the abode of Siddhas and Charanas search the different rivers reaching the sea, and the picturesque and wonderful forests to trace the abode of Ravana who has stolen Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Śoṇa (river)
• Ocean (samudra)
• Siddha

FAQs

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

Dharma is perseverance in righteous duty: the mission demands crossing daunting natural boundaries without abandoning the truthful goal.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva specifies further geographic markers—river and ocean-crossing—extending the search route.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination—continuing onward even when the path leads to vast waters and remote shores.