Shloka 17

पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्

Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks

Devanagari script

पश्यसागरमक्षोभ्यंवैदेहिवरुणालयम् ।।।।अपारमभिगर्जन्तंशङ्खशुक्तिसमाकुलम् ।

Transliteration

paśya sāgaram akṣobhyaṃ vaidehi varuṇālayam | apāram abhigarjantaṃ śaṅkhaśuktisamākulam ||

Translation

โอ้ไวเทหี จงทอดพระเนตรมหาสมุทร—ที่พำนักแห่งพระวรุณ—สงบนิ่งไม่หวั่นไหว ประหนึ่งไร้ฝั่ง กึกก้องคำราม และอุดมด้วยสังข์กับหอยนานา

Word by Word

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• सागरम्: the ocean
• सागरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अक्षोभ्यम्: unagitated
• अक्षोभ्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-क्षोभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपपद: ‘not to be shaken’

• वैदेहि: O Vaidehī
• वैदेहि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• वरुणालयम्: abode of Varuṇa
• वरुणालयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण-आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—वरुणस्य आलयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• अपारम्: boundless
• अपारम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-प्रत्ययार्थः ‘endless/immeasurable’

• अभिगर्जन्तम्: roaring
• अभिगर्जन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शङ्खशुक्तिसमाकुलम्: filled with conches and shells
• शङ्खशुक्तिसमाकुलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्ख-शुक्ति-समाकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—शङ्खैः शुक्तिभिः च समाकुलम् (समाहार/तत्पुरुषप्रायः)

Context

"Vaidehi! See the abode of Varuna, impenetrable and immeasurable roaring aloud filled with conches and oyster-shells."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Rāma
• Ocean (Sāgara)
• Varuṇa
• Conch (śaṅkha)

FAQs

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

Dharma aligns with cosmic order: the ocean as Varuṇa’s realm symbolizes an overarching moral law that remains steady while human conflicts rise and fall.

What is the narrative situation?

From above, Rāma draws Sītā’s attention to the ocean they crossed, describing its grandeur and power.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and contemplative awareness—seeing nature as part of a sacred, ordered world.