Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

पञ्चमेनतथाचाह्नाप्लवगैःक्षिप्रकारिभिः ।योजनानित्रयोविंशत्सुवेलमधिकृत्यवै ।।।।

Transliteration

pañcamena tathācāhnā plavagaiḥ kṣiprakāribhiḥ | yojanāni trayoviṃśat suvelam adhikṛtya vai ||

Translation

Cũng vậy, đến ngày thứ năm, các Plavaga nhanh nhẹn trong hành động đã hoàn tất hai mươi ba do-tuần, vươn tới và vượt qua núi Suvela.

Word by Word

• पञ्चमेन: on the fifth (day)
• पञ्चमेन: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण) एकवचनम्; ordinal adjective used adverbially: "on the fifth (day)"

• तथा: thus, similarly
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• अह्ना: in a day, within a day
• अह्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; instrumental of time (कालकरण)

• प्लवगैः: by the vanaras (monkeys)
• प्लवगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्

• क्षिप्रकारिभिः: by the swift-acting (ones)
• क्षिप्रकारिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप्रकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: क्षिप्रं + कारिन् = "quick-acting"; qualifies प्लवगैः

• योजनानि: yojanas (a measure of distance)
• योजनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम्

• त्रयोविंशत्: twenty-three
• त्रयोविंशत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोविंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्; अव्ययवत्/अविकारी रूपम्; "23" qualifying योजनानि

• सुवेलम्: Mount Suvela
• सुवेलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवेल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• अधिकृत्य: having crossed / having passed beyond
• अधिकृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्ययप्रयोगः; "having crossed/going beyond, having taken as the limit"

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; emphasis particle (निश्चयार्थक)

Context

Then darkness engulfed the world, the directions were not noticeable and further the rivers were agitated.

Characters & Entities

• Vānara
• Setu (bridge)
• Suvela (mountain)
• Yojana

FAQs

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

Dharma is goal-faithfulness: righteous work is measured, completed, and carried to its intended end without slackening.

What is the narrative situation?

The day-by-day construction report culminates in the fifth day’s progress, extending the bridge to the region of Mount Suvela.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Efficiency and resolve—swift action aligned with a clear objective.