Shloka 47

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

यथोक्तमेतत्तव सर्वमीप्सितंनरेन्द्र कर्ता न चिराद्धरीश्वरः।शरत्प्रतीक्षः क्षमतामिमं भवान्जलप्रपातं रिपुनिग्रहे धृतः4.27.47।।

Transliteration

yathoktam etat tava sarvam īpsitaṃ

narendra kartā na cirād dharīśvaraḥ |

śaratpratīkṣaḥ kṣamatām imaṃ bhavān

jalaprapātaṃ ripunigrahe dhṛtaḥ || 4.27.47 ||

Translation

كما قلتَ يا أيها الملك: لن يلبث سيّدُ الفانارا أن يُنجز كلَّ ما تشتهي. فاثبتْ لقهر العدوّ، وانتظرْ الخريفَ واحتملْ هذا الفصلَ الذي تنهمر فيه المياهُ اندفاعًا.

Word by Word

• yathā-uktam: as stated
• yathā-uktam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + √vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Avyayībhāva: यथा + उक्तम्; functions adverbially ‘as said’; indeclinable usage

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; subject of (asti implied) / apposition with sarvam īpsitam

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular; 2nd person pronoun

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; in apposition with etat

• īpsitam: desired, wished-for
• īpsitam: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √āp (आप्/ईप्स् desiderative stem īps) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta PPP (क्त), Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies sarvam/etat

• narendra: O king
• narendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘indra among men’; Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

• kartā: doer, one who will do
• kartā: Karta (कर्ता/predicative agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) + tṛ (तृच्)
• Form: Agent noun (कर्तृ-प्रत्यय तृच्), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; predicate of dharīśvaraḥ

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• cirāt: after long; (with na) soon
• cirāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (पञ्चमी-अव्ययीभाव), ‘after long (time)’; with na = ‘not long’

• dharīśvaraḥ: the lord of the earth (king)
• dharīśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘lord of the earth’; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; subject of (bhaviṣyati/asti implied) with kartā

• śarat-pratīkṣaḥ: waiting for autumn
• śarat-pratīkṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śarat (प्रातिपदिक) + pratīkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘waiting for autumn’; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies bhavān

• kṣamatām: let (you) forgive/permit
• kṣamatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣam (क्षम धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada; polite injunction ‘let (him) forgive/allow’

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of kṣamatām

• bhavān: you (hon.)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (भवत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; honorific 2nd person pronoun

• jala-prapātam: waterfall, downpour
• jala-prapātam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + prapāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘fall/flow of water’; Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of kṣamatām (metaphor: ‘this downpour/flow’)

• ripu-nigrahe: in the suppression of enemies
• ripu-nigrahe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक) + nigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘subjugation of enemies’; Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; purpose/occasion locus

• dhṛtaḥ: resolved, determined
• dhṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhṛ (धृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta PPP (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies bhavān (or implied ‘you are resolved’)

Context

Sinless Rama, the delight of the Raghus made an agreement with Sugriva and then spoke appropriately to Lakshmana, his obedient brother and enhancer of glory:

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma
• Sugrīva (harīśvara)
• Autumn (śarat)

FAQs

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

Dharma is patience grounded in trust and truth: Lakṣmaṇa urges Rāma to endure seasonal obstacles while remaining resolute in the righteous goal of defeating adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa reassures Rāma that Sugrīva will soon act and asks him to tolerate the monsoon’s torrents until autumn enables action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s steady reassurance and practical wisdom—supporting Rāma with confidence, restraint, and strategic clarity.