Shloka 9

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā

Devanagari script

अवगाह्यर्णवंस्वप्स्येसौमित्रेभवताविना ।कथञ्चित्प्रज्वलन्कामस्समांसुप्तंजलेदहेत् ।।।।

Transliteration

avagāhya arṇavaṃ svapsye saumitre bhavatā vinā | kathañcit prajvalan kāmas māṃ suptaṃ jale dahet ||6.5.9||

Translation

苏密特利啊，没有你我将投入大海，卧于其中；或许那炽燃的爱神便不会在我睡于水中时焚我。

Word by Word

• avagāhya: having plunged into
• avagāhya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ava-gāh (गाह् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• arṇavam: ocean
• arṇavam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• svapsye: I will sleep/lie down
• svapsye: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: svap (स्वप् धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• saumitre: O Saumitri
• saumitre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (patronymic: son of Sumitrā)

• bhavatā: by you/with you
• bhavatā: Saha (सह/Association; in vinā construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक; honorific pronoun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; आदरार्थ (honorific ‘by you’)

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apadana (अपादान/Separation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वियोगार्थक उपपद (preposition ‘without’, governs instrumental)

• kathañcit: somehow/perhaps
• kathañcit: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathañcit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (somehow/perhaps)

• prajvalan: blazing
• prajvalan: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-jval (ज्वल् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘blazing’ (qualifying kāmaḥ)

• kāmaḥ: love/desire (Kama)
• kāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• suptam: sleeping
• suptam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svap (स्वप् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘sleeping’ (qualifying mām)

• jale: in water
• jale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• dahet: could burn
• dahet: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dah (दह् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

O Saumitri! Plunging into water alone I will lie down. Probably then the god of love will not be able to consume me while sleeping.

Characters & Entities

• Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)
• Kāma (Madana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reliance on rightful support: the speaker values the presence of a devoted companion (Lakṣmaṇa) and seeks a disciplined way to master distress rather than act destructively.

What is the narrative situation?

Overwhelmed by the ‘fire’ of separation, the speaker tells Lakṣmaṇa he may immerse himself in the ocean to cool that anguish.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fraternal trust and loyalty—Lakṣmaṇa is addressed as indispensable support in sustaining the righteous mission.