Shloka 3.34Unverified draft
सङ्गमं च समुद्रेण नलसेतोश्च बन्धनम् । प्रतारं च समुद्रस्य रात्रौ लङ्कावरोधनम् ।।1.3.34।।
Meaning
He told of Rama's meeting with the lord of the ocean, the building of Nala's bridge, the crossing of the sea, and the night siege of Lanka.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saṅgamam | सङ्गमम् | the meeting | Object — accusative singular |
| ca | च | and | Conjunction |
| samudreṇa | समुद्रेण | with the lord of the ocean | Instrumental singular |
| nalasetoḥ | नलसेतोः | of the causeway built by Nala | Genitive singular |
| ca bandhanam | च बन्धनम् | and the binding together, the construction | Conjunction + accusative singular |
| pratāram | प्रतारम् | the crossing over | Object — accusative singular |
| ca samudrasya | च समुद्रस्य | and of the sea | Conjunction + genitive singular |
| rātrau | रात्रौ | by night | Locative — time |
| laṅkāvarodhanam | लङ्कावरोधनम् | the investing, the siege of Lanka | Object — accusative singular |
Reference: 1.3.34 · Bāla Kāṇḍa