Shloka 32

सागरप्रशमनम् / The Pacification of the Ocean and the Building of Nala’s Bridge

Devanagari script

उग्रदर्शनकर्माणोबहवस्तत्रदस्यवः ।आभीरप्रमुखाःपापाःपिबन्तिसलिलंमम ।।।।

Transliteration

ugradarśana-karmāṇo bahavas tatra dasyavaḥ | ābhīra-pramukhāḥ pāpāḥ pibanti salilaṃ mama ||

Translation

وہاں بہت سے سخت خو ڈاکو رہتے ہیں، جن کے کرتوت ہولناک ہیں؛ گناہگار لوگ—جن میں آبھیر سردار ہیں—میرے پانی کو پیتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• उग्रदर्शनकर्माणः: of fierce deeds and appearance
• उग्रदर्शनकर्माणः: कर्ता (Karta; qualifies subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्रदर्शनकर्मन् = उग्र + दर्शन + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण of दस्यवः; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रधानार्थे तत्पुरुष (having fierce deeds/acts)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: कर्ता (Karta; qualifies subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण of दस्यवः

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikarana; location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• दस्यवः: robbers; marauders
• दस्यवः: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आभीरप्रमुखाः: led by Abhiras
• आभीरप्रमुखाः: कर्ता (Karta; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आभीरप्रमुख = आभीर + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण of दस्यवः/पापाः; तत्पुरुष (Abhiras as leaders)

• पापाः: sinful (people)
• पापाः: कर्ता (Karta; apposition to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (substantivized: sinful ones)

• पिबन्ति: drink
• पिबन्ति: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सलिलम्: water
• सलिलम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

"Marauders of terrific action, who are enemies of gods whose chief is Abhiras, live there drinking my (ocean) water performing sinful acts."

Characters & Entities

• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma recognizes moral pollution and social harm: the verse identifies violent wrongdoing as a legitimate object of corrective justice, distinguishing it from nature itself.

What is the narrative situation?

The Ocean explains that in the proposed region there are many sinful marauders (including Ābhīra leaders), setting up why Rāma’s arrow may be diverted there.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral discernment: the Ocean differentiates between innocent elements (waters) and culpable agents (violent marauders).