Shloka 103

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

इतीव स महाबाहुस्सीताहरणकर्शितः ।रामस्सागरमासाद्य वासमाज्ञापयत्तदा ।।।।

Transliteration

itīva sa mahābāhuḥ sītāharaṇa-karśitaḥ |

rāmaḥ sāgaram āsādya vāsam ājñāpayat tadā |

Translation

ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระรามผู้มีพระกรอันเกรียงไกร ผู้ระทมทุกข์ด้วยการลักพานางสีดา ครั้นเสด็จถึงมหาสมุทรแล้ว จึงมีพระบัญชาให้กองทัพเข้าพักตั้งค่ายในกาลนั้น

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उक्त्यर्थ (quotative: thus)

• iva: as it were/indeed
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमार्थ/सादृश्य (as if/indeed, here as emphatic)

• saḥ: he (that)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (he/that)

• mahābāhuḥ: mighty-armed
• mahābāhuḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• sītāharaṇa-karśitaḥ: afflicted by Sita's abduction
• sītāharaṇa-karśitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sītā-haraṇa + karśita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) √kṛś (कृश्) ‘to emaciate/afflict’; तत्पुरुषः (सीतायाः हरणेन कर्शितः)

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sāgaram: the ocean
• sāgaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund), अव्यय; ‘having reached’

• vāsam: camp/quarters
• vāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ājñāpayat: ordered
• ājñāpayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√jñā + causative √jñāpay (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative): ‘ordered/caused to be done’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then/at that time)

Context

On seeing the ocean, the mighty-armed Rama, tormented by the abduction of Sita in that way, ordered about the quartering of the vanaras.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• ocean (sāgara)

FAQs

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

Even under personal anguish, Rāma continues to act according to duty—organizing his forces and maintaining order rather than yielding to despair.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma arrives at the seacoast with his allies and begins the practical preparations for the next phase: crossing toward Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness (dhairya) and disciplined leadership amid suffering.