Shloka 93

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

त्वमेषां जातवीर्याणां पुनरेवोत्पतिष्यताम्।।।।पातालस्याप्रमेयस्य द्वारमावृत्य तिष्ठसि।

Transliteration

tvam eṣāṃ jātavīryāṇāṃ punar eva utpatiṣyatām | pātālasyāprameyasya dvāram āvṛtya tiṣṭhasi ||

Translation

Tu permaneces de pé, cobrindo a porta do incomensurável Pātāla, refreando estes ferozes que novamente desejariam saltar para o alto.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Genitive Plural)

• जातवीर्याणाम्: of those of manifested strength; powerful
• जातवीर्याणाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (जातं वीर्यं येषाम्/जातवीर्याः); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied ‘असुराणाम्’)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक (adverb)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• उत्पतिष्यताम्: of those about to rise up
• उत्पतिष्यताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पत् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ/शानच्-सम्भाव्य भविष्यत्कालिक वर्तमानकृदन्त; षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive Plural) ‘of those who are about to spring up’

• पातालस्य: of the netherworld
• पातालस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

• अप्रमेयस्य: of the immeasurable
• अप्रमेयस्य: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + प्रमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘पातालस्य’)

• द्वारम्: the gate; entrance
• द्वारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• आवृत्य: having blocked; covering
• आवृत्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having covered/blocked’

• तिष्ठसि: you stand; remain
• तिष्ठसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष; एकवचन (2nd sg)

Context

"You are staying at the entrance preventing the violent demons of the immeasurable nether world from jumping onto the surface.

Characters & Entities

• Samudra (Ocean)
• Maināka
• Pātāla
• Asuras (implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma as boundary-keeping: preventing destructive forces from crossing rightful limits safeguards the common good.

What is the narrative situation?

Samudra describes Maināka’s function as a blocker at Pātāla’s entrance against upward-surging violent beings.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vigilance and restraint: the virtue of holding a line against recurring threats.