Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 5

सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः

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

Devanagari script

शयनेचोत्तमाङ्गेनसीतायाश्शोभितंपुरा ।तक्षकस्येवसम्भोगगङ्गाजलनिषेचितम् ।।6.21.5।।

Transliteration

śayane cottamāṅgena sītāyāḥ śobhitaṃ purā |

takṣakasyeva sambhogagaṅgājalaniṣecitam ||6.21.5||

Translation

Outrora, no leito, foi enobrecido pela nobre presença de Sītā, como se estivesse aspergido com as águas do Gaṅgā numa união semelhante à de Takṣaka, a grande serpente.

Word by Word

• शयने: on the bed
• शयने: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• उत्तमाङ्गेन: with the head (best limb)
• उत्तमाङ्गेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तम + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘उत्तमम् अङ्गम्’ (श्रेष्ठाङ्गम्, शिरः)

• सीतायाः: of Sita
• सीतायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• शोभितम्: adorned/graced
• शोभितम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly/earlier
• पुरा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• तक्षकस्य: of Takṣaka
• तक्षकस्य: उपमान-सम्बन्ध (Genitive with simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• इव: as if/like
• इव: उपमान (Simile marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा-वाचक)

• सम्भोगगङ्गाजलनिषेचितम्: bathed with Ganga-water after union (as it were)
• सम्भोगगङ्गाजलनिषेचितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्भोग + गङ्गा + जल + निषेचित (नि + सिच् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः—‘सम्भोगे (समागमे) गङ्गाजलेन निषेचितम्’ (क्त-कृदन्तः ‘निषेचित’)

Context

Those snakes with blazing hoods and glowing eyes residing in the underworld and the demons became oppressed.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Takṣaka
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

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

The remembrance of lawful marital grace (gṛhastha-dharma) heightens the pain of separation caused by adharma (Rāvaṇa’s abduction), strengthening the moral contrast that drives the war.

What is the narrative situation?

A recollection of Rāma’s former life with Sītā, set against the present crisis at the ocean before the assault on Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fidelity and rightful love: Sītā and Rāma’s legitimate union stands as a moral center.