Shloka 102

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

तदिहैव निवेशोऽस्तु मन्त्रः प्रस्तूयतामिह ।यथेदं वानरबलं परं पारमवाप्नुयात् ।।।।

Transliteration

tadihaiva niveśo 'stu mantraḥ prastūyatām iha |

yathedaṁ vānarabalaṁ paraṁ pāram avāpnuyāt |

Translation

ฉะนั้นจงตั้งค่ายอยู่ ณ ที่นี้เถิด และจงเริ่มการปรึกษาหารือ ณ ที่นี้เอง เพื่อให้กองทัพวานรนี้ได้บรรลุถึงฝั่งโน้นอันไกล

Word by Word

• tad: therefore/so
• tad: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (that/so)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• eva: indeed/right here
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: indeed/only)

• niveśaḥ: encampment/settlement
• niveśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• astu: let there be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘let it be’

• mantraḥ: counsel/plan
• mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘counsel/plan’

• prastūyatām: let it be arranged/proposed
• prastūyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√stu (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘let it be proposed/arranged’

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• yathā: so that
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उद्देश्य (so that/in such a way that)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vānarabalam: the monkey army
• vānarabalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वानराणां बलम्)

• param: other/farther
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pāram: shore
• pāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• avāpnuyāt: may attain/reach
• avāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Context

We will have to leave the army of vanaras here itself. We have to deliberate how to get the vanaras to the other shore.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vānara army
• ocean (implied by ‘other shore’)

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as responsible leadership: pausing to deliberate and plan for the safety and success of the community (the Vānara host) before attempting a dangerous crossing.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma’s forces have reached the seashore facing Laṅkā; they must decide how to get the Vānara army across to the far side.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and strategic restraint—Rāma does not rush; he orders an encampment and structured counsel.