Valmiki Ramayana 2.5.17 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 17

अभिषेकोपवास-आदेशः

Coronation Preparations and the Fast Enjoined

Devanagari script

जनबृन्दोर्मिसंघर्षहर्षस्वनवतस्तदा।बभूव राजमार्गस्य सागरस्येव निस्वनः।।।।

Transliteration

janabṛndormisaṅgharṣaharṣasvanavatas tadā |

babhūva rājamārgasya sāgarasyeva nisvanaḥ ||

Translation

అప్పుడు జనసమూహపు తరంగాలు ఢీకొని పుట్టిన ఆనందధ్వనిలా రాజమార్గమంతా సముద్రగర్జనవలె నినదించింది।

Word by Word

• jana-bṛnda-ūrmi-saṃgharṣa-harṣa-svanavataḥ: of (that) having the joyous roar of wave-like crowd-collisions
• jana-bṛnda-ūrmi-saṃgharṣa-harṣa-svanavataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛnda (प्रातिपदिक) + ūrmi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgharṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + svana-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘having the sound of joy from the collision of wave-like crowds of people’; पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of nisvanaḥ)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• babhūva: arose/was
• babhūva: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• rāja-mārgasya: of the royal highway
• rāja-mārgasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sāgarasya: of the sea
• sāgarasya: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानसूचक-अव्यय (like/as)

• nisvanaḥ: sound/roar
• nisvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nisvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

On that day, the thoroughfares of the city of Ayodhya, surrounded with (pleasure) gardens, were sprinkled with water and swept. The flags (on the top) of the houses were raised high.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā (implied)
• sāgara (ocean, as simile)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reflected as shared rejoicing in rightful succession: public emotion aligns with moral-political legitimacy.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration compares the loud, joyful crowd-noise on the main road to the ocean’s roaring waves.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The virtue is communal: collective gladness rooted in trust in Rāma’s righteous character.