Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 109

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

तेषां निविशमानानां सैन्यसन्नाहनिस्स्वनः ।अन्तर्धाय महानादमर्णवस्य प्रशुश्रुवे ।।।।

Transliteration

teṣāṁ niviśamānānāṁ sainya-sannāha-nissvanaḥ |

antardhāya mahānādam arṇavasya praśuśruve |

Translation

Khi họ đang an vị, tiếng ồn của quân đội sửa soạn binh giáp vang dậy, át đi và che lấp cả tiếng gầm hùng vĩ của biển cả.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• niviśamānānām: of those encamping
• niviśamānānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√viś (धातु)
• Form: Present middle participle (शानच्), Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana; 'while they were encamping'

• sainya-sannāha-nissvanaḥ: the din of army preparations
• sainya-sannāha-nissvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक) + sannāha (प्रातिपदिक) + nissvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa chain: 'sainyasya sannāhasya nissvanaḥ' = 'sound of the army's preparations'

• antardhāya: overpowering/drowning
• antardhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; 'having drowned/overpowered (itself/other sound)'

• mahānādam: the great roar
• mahānādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + nāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'great roar'

• arṇavasya: of the ocean
• arṇavasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• praśuśruve: was heard
• praśuśruve: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√śru (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada; impersonal/medio-passive sense: 'was heard'

Context

The noise of the ocean was drowned by the great sound produced by the assembly of the army quartered there.

Characters & Entities

• army (Vānara host implied)
• ocean (arṇava)

FAQs

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

Readiness in the service of righteousness: disciplined preparation becomes a force that can meet even vast natural obstacles.

What is the narrative situation?

The Vānara host is encamping and arming up at the coast; their activity creates a roar louder than the sea.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Zeal and coordinated effort—many acting together toward a single dhārmic goal.