Valmiki Ramayana 2.5.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 17

अभिषेकोपवास-आदेशः

Coronation Preparations and the Fast Enjoined

Devanagari script

जनबृन्दोर्मिसंघर्षहर्षस्वनवतस्तदा ।

बभूव राजमार्गस्य सागरस्येव निस्वनः ॥१७॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.5.17

Transliteration

janabṛndormisaṅgharṣaharṣasvanavatas tadā |

babhūva rājamārgasya sāgarasyeva nisvanaḥ ||17||

Translation

Wtedy wzdłuż królewskiej drogi powstał dźwięk jak ryk morza, jak zderzające się fale, tak radosny zgiełk tłumu wzrastał i rozbrzmiewał.

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Word by Word

• jana-bṛnda-ūrmi-saṃgharṣa-harṣa-svanavataḥ: of (that) having the joyous roar of wave-like crowd-collisions
• jana-bṛnda-ūrmi-saṃgharṣa-harṣa-svanavataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛnda (प्रातिपदिक) + ūrmi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgharṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + svana-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘having the sound of joy from the collision of wave-like crowds of people’; पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of nisvanaḥ)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• babhūva: arose/was
• babhūva: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• rāja-mārgasya: of the royal highway
• rāja-mārgasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sāgarasya: of the sea
• sāgarasya: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानसूचक-अव्यय (like/as)

• nisvanaḥ: sound/roar
• nisvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nisvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

The highways resembled the sea and the exultation of the multitudes, the roar that emanated from the clashing of waves.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā (implied)
• sāgara (ocean, as simile)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reflected as shared rejoicing in rightful succession: public emotion aligns with moral-political legitimacy.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration compares the loud, joyful crowd-noise on the main road to the ocean’s roaring waves.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The virtue is communal: collective gladness rooted in trust in Rāma’s righteous character.