Shloka 53
सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च
Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā
सातुनीलेनविधिवत्स्वारक्षासुसमाहिता ।सागरस्योत्तरेतीरेसाधुसेनानिवेशिता ।।6.5.1।।
sā tu nīlena vidhivat svārakṣāsu samāhitā | sāgarasyottare tīre sādhu senā niveśitā ||6.5.53||
แล้วนีละก็ได้จัดกองทัพตามแบบแผนอันสมควร พร้อมตั้งเวรยามของตนให้ครบถ้วน และได้ตั้งค่ายมั่นคงอย่างงดงาม ณ ชายฝั่งเหนือของมหาสมุทร
Nila settled the army successfully by making them reside on the northern shore of the sea, as per tradition.
FAQs
Dharma here is disciplined order: leadership that protects the community by arranging proper security (svārakṣā) and acting according to established norms (vidhivat), rather than impulsively.
Rāma’s allied force has reached the seashore; Nīla organizes the troops and establishes a secure camp on the ocean’s northern coast as part of the march toward Laṅkā.
Nīla’s competence and responsibility—practical leadership expressed through orderly encampment and protection of the host.