Shloka 53
Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)
Devanagari script
स निश्चित्य ततः कृत्यं स्वसारमुपसान्त्व्य च | ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे राजा विधाय नगरे विधिम्
Transliteration
sa niścitya tataḥ kṛtyaṃ svasāram upasāntvya ca | ūrdhvam ācakrame rājā vidhāya nagare vidhim ||
Translation
他既定下当行之事，先抚慰其妹；又在城中布置法度与防卫诸务，遂凌空而起，循天路而去。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निश्चित्यhaving decided
निश्चित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√चि
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
कृत्यम्duty; what is to be done
कृत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
स्वसारम्his sister
स्वसारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
उपसान्त्व्यhaving consoled
उपसान्त्व्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√सान्त्व्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards; aloft
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
आचक्रमेset out; proceeded
आचक्रमे:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√क्रम्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विधायhaving arranged/established
विधाय:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-√धा
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
नगरेin the city
नगरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनगर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
विधिम्rule; arrangement; ordinance (i.e., protective measures)
विधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
(श्रीरम उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājā (king)S
svasā (sister)N
nagara (city)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Resolve (niścaya) should be paired with responsibility: a ruler does not rush toward a goal without first ensuring order, protection, and proper arrangements for those dependent on him, including family and the city.
The king decides on his intended action, consoles his sister, organizes the city’s regulations/defenses, and then departs upward by an aerial path.