Shloka 142

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

रामस्यैष हितायैव याति दाशरथेर्हरिः।सत्क्रियां कुर्वता तस्य तोषितोऽस्मि दृढं त्वया।।।।

Transliteration

rāmasyaiṣa hitāyaiva yāti dāśarather hariḥ | satkriyāṃ kurvatā tasya toṣito ’smi dṛḍhaṃ tvayā ||

Translation

ဤဝါနရသည် ဒဿရထမင်း၏သား သီရိရာမ၏ အကျိုးကောင်းအတွက်သာ သွားနေသည်။ သင်သည် ထိုသူအား သင့်တော်သည့် ဂုဏ်ပြုဧည့်ခံမှုဖြင့် ဆောင်ရွက်သဖြင့် ကျွန်ုပ်သည် အမှန်တကယ် အခိုင်အမာ စိတ်ကျေနပ်ပီတိဖြစ်ရသည်။

Word by Word

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Dative, Singular (purpose)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय; emphatic particle

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present Indicative, 3rd person singular

• दाशरथेः: of Dasaratha’s son
• दाशरथेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशरथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• हरिः: the vanara
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to एषः

• सत्क्रियाम्: honour, proper reception
• सत्क्रियाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कुर्वता: by doing
• कुर्वता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कुर्वत् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Present active participle, Instrumental singular; ‘by (you) doing’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive, Singular

• तोषितः: pleased
• तोषितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तोषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle ‘pleased’ (predicate)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present Indicative, 1st person singular

• दृढम्: surely
• दृढम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचन; adverbial accusative ‘firmly/surely’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental, Singular

Context

"The vanara has gone on a mission to help the son of Dasaratha. I am highly pleased with the service rendered to him.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Hanumān (implied as ‘this Vānara’)
• Indra

FAQs

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

Dharma teaches respect toward those acting for a righteous cause: honoring a dharmic envoy is honoring the dharmic mission itself.

What is the narrative situation?

Indra clarifies that Hanumān’s journey is for Rāma’s good and commends the mountain for receiving/supporting him properly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence (satkāra) and service-mindedness toward virtuous agents.