Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 95, Shloka 13

मन्दाकिनीनदीदर्शनम्

The Vision of the Mandākinī at Citrakūṭa

Devanagari script

विधूतकलुषै स्सिद्धैस्तपोदमशमान्वितैः।नित्यविक्षोभितजलां विगाहस्व मया सह।।।।

Transliteration

vidhūtakaluṣaiḥ siddhais tapodamaśamānvitaiḥ | nityavikṣobhitajalāṃ vigāhasva mayā saha ||

Translation

Plunge with me into this river, whose waters are ever stirred by siddhas—purified of sin and endowed with austerity, self-restraint, and serenity.

Word by Word

• विधूत-कलुषैः: with sins washed away
• विधूत-कलुषैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधूत (धू धातु, क्त/कृदन्त) + कलुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; क्तान्त कृदन्त ‘विधूत’; तत्पुरुषः (विधूतं कलुषं येषाम्)

• सिद्धैः: by/with siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana/Sahacara (सहचर)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• तपः-दम-शम-अन्वितैः: endowed with austerity, self-control, and tranquillity
• तपः-दम-शम-अन्वितैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + दम (प्रातिपदिक) + शम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (इ धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; क्तान्त ‘अन्वित’; तत्पुरुषः (तपसा दमेन शमेन च अन्विताः)

• नित्य-विक्षोभित-जलाम्: whose waters are always agitated
• नित्य-विक्षोभित-जलाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विक्षोभित (क्षुभ् धातु, क्त/कृदन्त) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; क्तान्त ‘विक्षोभित’; तत्पुरुषः (नित्यं विक्षोभितं जलं यस्याः सा)

• विगाहस्व: enter / plunge into
• विगाहस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + गाह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मया: with me
• मया: Sahacara (सहचर)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahacara (सहचर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (postposition-like indeclinable)

Context

O lovely Sita, like a companion plunge into this river Mandakini, submerging the red and white lotuses, and enjoy sporting.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Mandākinī
• siddhas

FAQs

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

Dharma is purification through disciplined life: association with tapas, dama, and śama signifies that holiness is maintained by self-control and serenity.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma invites Sītā to bathe in the Mandākinī, describing it as sanctified by the presence and practices of siddhas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and spiritual orientation—Rāma treats the forest not as deprivation but as a sacred space for right living.