Yuddha Kanda Sarga 5 Shloka 43 - Valmiki Ramayana | Sanskrit | Vedapath

Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 43

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā

Devanagari script

सातुनीलेनविधिवत्स्वारक्षासुसमाहिता ।सागरस्योत्तरेतीरेसाधुसेनानिवेशिता ।।6.5.1।।

Transliteration

sā tu nīlena vidhivat svārakṣāsu samāhitā | sāgarasya uttare tīre sādhu senā niveśitā ||

Translation

सा तु नीलेन विधिवत् स्वारक्षासु समाहिता । सागरस्योत्तरे तीरे साधु सेना निवेशिता ॥

Word by Word

साthat

तुindeed

नीलेनby Nila

विधिवत्as prescribed

स्वारक्षासुin their own guard-posts

समाहिताwas gathered

सागरस्यof the sea

उत्तरेnorthern

तीरेshore

साधुwell

सेनाarmy

निवेशिताwas made to encamp

Context

Nila settled the army successfully by making them reside on the northern shore of the sea, as per tradition.

Characters & Entities

Nīla

sāgara (the ocean)

uttara-tīra (northern shore)

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

Dharma as guardianship and order: safeguarding the group through proper encampment and security is itself righteous conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

The army is securely settled on the ocean’s northern shore under Nīla’s management.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective leadership grounded in discipline.