Valmiki Ramayana 6.21.29: Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 29

सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः

Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath

Devanagari script

महोर्मिकुलाविततश्शङ्खजालसमावृतः ।

सधूमःपरिवृत्तोर्मिस्सहसासीन्महोदधिः ॥२९॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 6.21.29

Transliteration

mahor mikulāvitataḥ śaṅkhajālasamāvṛtaḥ |

sadhūmaḥ parivṛttormis sahasā āsīn mahodadhiḥ ||29||

Translation

Nagle wielki ocean - jego ogromne fale rozpostarte, a wody usiane muszlami i skorupami - stał się pełen dymu, z jego falami wirującymi i wzburzonymi w poruszeniu.

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Word by Word

• महोर्मिकुलाविततः: spread with masses of huge waves
• महोर्मिकुलाविततः: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (पूर्वपद) + ऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + आवितत (आ + वितन् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘महा-ऊर्मि-कुलेन आविततः’ (spread with masses of great waves)

• शङ्खजालसमावृतः: covered with conch-heaps
• शङ्खजालसमावृतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक) + जाल (प्रातिपदिक) + समावृत (सम् + आ + वृ धातु + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘शङ्खजालेन समावृतः’ (covered with a net/heap of conches)

• सधूमः: smoky
• सधूमः: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह) (पूर्वपद) + धूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘धूमेन सह’ (with smoke)

• परिवृत्तोर्मिः: with whirling waves
• परिवृत्तोर्मिः: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग) + वृत्त (वृत् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + ऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘परिवृत्ता ऊर्मिः यस्य’ (having whirling waves)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक/कालवाचक-अव्यय (suddenly)

• आसीत्: was/became
• आसीत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महोदधिः: the great ocean
• महोदधिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (पूर्वपद) + उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् उदधिः’ (great ocean)

Context

With the movement of the sea water filled with the conchs and shells suddenly terrific smoke whirling round and rising played around.

Characters & Entities

• Ocean (Mahodadhi)

FAQs

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

Nature itself responds to righteous power when order is challenged; the verse frames dharma as a force that can shake even the elements when a just cause meets obstruction.

What is the narrative situation?

As Rāma’s resolve intensifies at the shore, the sea becomes violently disturbed—waves churn, and ominous signs appear.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s unwavering determination (satya-like firmness in resolve), whose moral intensity is mirrored by cosmic disturbance.