Shloka 19

गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः

Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha

Devanagari script

हंससारससङ्घुष्टां चक्रवाकोपकूजिताम्।सदा मदैश्च विहगैरभिसन्नादितान्तराम्।।2.50.19।।

Transliteration

haṃsa-sārasa-saṅghuṣṭāṃ cakravākopakūjitām |

sadā madaiś ca vihagair abhisannāditāntarām ||2.50.19||

Translation

သူမသည် ဟင်္သာနှင့် စာရတ်ငှက်တို့၏ အော်သံများဖြင့် လှုပ်ရှားကာ၊ စက္ကရဝါက ငှက်တို့၏ ကူးကူးသံဖြင့်လည်း မြည်ဟည်းနေ၏။ ထို့ပြင် အာရုံမောဟဖြင့် လှုပ်ရှားသော ငှက်များ၏ အော်ဟစ်သံကြောင့် သူမ၏ အတွင်းအပြင်တစ်လျှောက် မကြာခဏ ဆူညံလေ၏။

Word by Word

• हंस-सारस-सङ्घुष्टाम्: reverberating with swans and cranes
• हंस-सारस-सङ्घुष्टाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक) + सारस (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्घुष्ट (कृदन्त; √घुष् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त) ‘सङ्घुष्ट’ = ‘घुष्ट/प्रतिध्वनित’

• चक्रवाक-उपकूजिताम्: filled with the cooing of cakravāka birds
• चक्रवाक-उपकूजिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्रवाक (प्रातिपदिक) + उपकूजित (कृदन्त; √कूज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• मदैः: with intoxication/ardor
• मदैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विहगैः: by birds
• विहगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• अभि-सन्नादित-अन्तराम्: whose inner stretches were resounding
• अभि-सन्नादित-अन्तराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग) + सन्नादित (कृदन्त; √नद् धातु, caus./णिच्) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त) ‘सन्नादित’ = ‘प्रतिध्वनित’; ‘अन्तरा’ = ‘अन्तरभाग/अन्तराल’

Context

O Ayodhya, the best of cities ruled by those born in the Kakutstha race! I take leave of you and of all those gods inhabiting and guarding you.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Haṃsa (swans)
• Sārasa (cranes)
• Cakravāka (ruddy geese)

FAQs

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

Dharma as harmony with creation: the sacred river sustains life and sound, suggesting a moral vision where nature is part of the righteous order to be protected and respected.

What is the narrative situation?

The epic continues its depiction of the Gaṅgā’s living environment as Rāma proceeds during exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sensitivity and contemplative awareness: the scene encourages attentive, non-violent presence within a living ecosystem.