Shloka 11

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

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

Devanagari script

केदारस्येवकेदारस्सोदकस्यनिरूदकः ।उपस्नेहेनजीवामिजीवन्तींयच्छृणोमिताम् ।।।।

Transliteration

kēdārasy eva kēdāraḥ sōdakasya nirūdakaḥ | upasnehena jīvāmi jīvantīṃ yac chṛṇomi tām ||6.5.11||

Translation

ดุจนาดอนที่แห้งแล้งชุ่มชื้นได้เพราะอยู่ใกล้นาที่มีน้ำ ฉันก็ยังดำรงชีพได้ด้วยความใกล้ชิดนั้นเท่านั้น—เพียงได้ยินว่านางยังมีชีวิตอยู่

Word by Word

• केदारस्य: of a field/paddy-field
• केदारस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• इव: like/as
• इव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• केदारः: a field (paddy-field)
• केदारः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सोदकस्य: of the watered (field)
• सोदकस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha): स + उदक; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival)

• निरूदकः: without water, dry
• निरूदकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha): निर् + उदक; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival)

• उपस्नेहेन: by moistening/wetting
• उपस्नेहेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जीवामि: I live
• जीवामि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• जीवन्तीम्: living, alive
• जीवन्तीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying ताम्)

• यत्: that (which)
• यत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणोमि: I hear
• शृणोमि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

I am living only because of hearing about her survival, just as a paddy field without water gets wet by the proximity of a neighboring paddy field with water.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma as hope anchored in truth: truthful information (that Sītā lives) becomes a moral and psychological support enabling righteous action to continue.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma explains that news of Sītā’s survival sustains him, even while she remains separated and endangered.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faithful perseverance: he draws strength from a small but true assurance, maintaining resolve without collapsing into despair.