Valmiki Ramayana 2.89.10: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 89, Shloka 10

गङ्गातरणम् · Bharata’s Ferrying of the Army across the Ganga

Devanagari script

ते तथोक्ता स्समुत्थाय त्वरिता राजशासनात् ।

पञ्चनावां शतान्याशु समानिन्युस्समन्ततः ॥१०॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.89.10

Transliteration

te tathoktā ssamutthāya tvaritā rājaśāsanāt |

pañcanāvāṃ śatānyāśu samāninyussamantataḥ ||10||

Translation

Słysząc te słowa, powstali w pośpiechu i na rozkaz króla szybko przynieśli pięćset łodzi z każdego kierunku.

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Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उक्ताः: addressed, told
• उक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; passive sense ‘having been addressed’

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable gerund)

• त्वरिताः: hastened
• त्वरिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ते

• राज-शासनात्: from the king's command
• राज-शासनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (king's command)

• पञ्च-नावाम्: of five boats (i.e., in fives)
• पञ्च-नावाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + नौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (five boats) used as genitive qualifier of शतानि

• शतानि: hundreds
• शतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• सम्-आनिन्युः: brought together
• सम्-आनिन्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• समन्ततः: from every direction
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: from all sides)

Context

On hearing these words, they arose in haste and immediately brought five hundred boats from every direction in accordance with the command of their king (Guha).

Characters & Entities

• Guha
• Bharata
• Ganga

FAQs

Who ordered the gathering of the boats in this verse?

King Guha ordered his kinsmen/ministers to gather the boats to assist Bharata's army in crossing the river.

How many boats were mobilized according to this verse?

Five hundred boats (pañcanāvāṃ śatāni) were brought immediately from all directions.