Valmiki Ramayana 6.4.94 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 94

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

बभूव वसुधा तैस्तु सम्पूर्णा हरियूथपै: ।यथा कलमकेदारैः पक्वैरिव वसुन्दरा ।।।।

Transliteration

babhūva vasudhā tais tu sampūrṇā hariyūthapaiḥ |

yathā kalamakedāraiḥ pakvair iva vasundharā ||

Translation

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਹਰਿ-ਯੂਥਪਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਧਰਤੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਭਰ ਗਈ; ਜਿਵੇਂ ਪੱਕੇ ਕਲਮ ਧਾਨ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵਸੁੰਧਰਾ ਘਣੀ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਢੱਕੀ ਹੋਵੇ।

Word by Word

• babhūva: became/was
• babhūva: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• vasudhā: the earth, ground
• vasudhā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विभेदार्थक-निपात (contrast particle)

• sampūrṇā: completely filled
• sampūrṇā: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sampūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् of vasudhā

• hari-yūthapaiḥ: by the monkey-leaders
• hari-yūthapaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + yūthapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः तत्पुरुष (harīṇāṃ yūthapāḥ: leaders of monkeys)

• yathā: as, like
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle)

• kalama-kedāraiḥ: with paddy-fields
• kalama-kedāraiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalama (प्रातिपदिक) + kedāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः तत्पुरुष (kalamasya kedārāḥ: paddy-fields)

• pakvaiḥ: ripe
• pakvaiḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pakva (प्रातिपदिक; √pac/पच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् of kalama-kedāraiḥ

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक-निपात (simile particle)

• vasundarā: the earth
• vasundarā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject in simile-clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā/vasundarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); उपमेय/उपमान-प्रयोगे (as the compared term)

Context

That land filled completely with the vanara heroes seemed like a fully ripe paddy field.

Characters & Entities

• Hariyūthapas (vānaras chiefs)
• Earth (vasudhā)

FAQs

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

Dharma in action often appears as coordinated collective effort—many aligned under righteous leadership to restore justice.

What is the narrative situation?

The host of vānaras and their chiefs spread across the land in great numbers as they advance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unity and organized strength (saṅghabala) under leadership devoted to a righteous cause.