Shloka 9

दुन्दुभिवधप्रसङ्गः

The Dundubhi Episode and the Proof of Rama’s Prowess

Devanagari script

ऊर्मिमन्तमभिक्रम्य सागरं रत्नसञ्चयम्।मह्यं युद्धं प्रयच्छेति तमुवाच महार्णवम्4.11.9।।

Transliteration

ūrmimantam abhikramya sāgaraṁ ratna-sañcayam |

mahyaṁ yuddhaṁ prayaccheti tam uvāca mahārṇavam ||

Translation

Aproximando-se do oceano, ondulante e repleto de joias, dirigiu-se àquele vasto mar: «Concede-me batalha!»

Word by Word

• ऊर्मिमन्तम्: wave-filled
• ऊर्मिमन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्मिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सागरम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अभिक्रम्य: having approached
• अभिक्रम्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• सागरम्: ocean
• सागरम्: Karma (कर्म; object approached)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रत्नसञ्चयम्: treasure-store of gems
• रत्नसञ्चयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + सञ्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'रत्नानां सञ्चयः' (store/hoard of gems)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रयच्छ: grant, give
• प्रयच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyartha-bodhaka (वाक्यार्थबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म; person addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महार्णवम्: the great ocean
• महार्णवम्: Karma (कर्म; apposition to तम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'महान् अर्णवः' (great ocean)

Context

'It will be enough and my doubt will be cleared. If you can pierce the sala tree with your arrow it will be my pleasure and not a test of your strength.

Characters & Entities

• Ocean (Sāgara, Mahārṇava)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is framed as steadfast resolve—yet, without clearer context, the ethical intention (whether righteous challenge or misplaced aggression) cannot be fully determined from this single verse alone.

What is the narrative situation?

The verse depicts an unnamed figure confronting the ocean and demanding a fight; however, within the supplied Sarga-11 cluster, this appears out of sequence and may belong to a different narrative segment in another context or be a compilation artifact.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fearlessness and determination, expressed as directly challenging a formidable natural power (the ocean).