Shloka 77

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः

Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya

Devanagari script

पुष्पितान्पुष्पिताग्राभिर्लताभिरनुवेष्टितान्।ददर्श रामश्शतशस्तत्र कान्तारपादपान्।।3.11.76।।हस्तिहस्तैर्विमृदितान्वानरैरुपशोभितान्।मत्तैश्शकुनिसङ्घैश्च शतशश्च प्रणादितान्।।3.11.77।।

Transliteration

puṣpitān puṣpitāgrābhir latābhir anuvēṣṭitān | dadarśa rāmaḥ śataśas tatra kāntārapādapān || (3.11.76) hastihastair vimṛditān vānarair upaśobhitān | mattaiḥ śakunisaṅghaiś ca śataśaś ca praṇāditān || (3.11.77)

Translation

সেই অৰণ্যত ৰামে শতশত গছ নিহালে—পুষ্পশিখৰে শোভিত আৰু লতাৰে গাঁথা; কিছুমান হাতীৰ শুঁড়ে দমি নত কৰা, কিছুমান বানৰে অধিক শোভাময় কৰা, আৰু বহুতো মত্ত পক্ষীসঙ্ঘৰ কূজনত গুঞ্জৰিত।

Word by Word

हस्तिहस्तैःby elephants’ trunks

विमृदितान्crushed

वानरैःby monkeys

उपशोभितान्adorned

मत्तैःby intoxicated

शकुनिसङ्घैःby flocks of birds

चand

शतशःin hundreds

चand

प्रणादितान्resounded

Context

Rama saw hundreds of trees crushed by the trunks of elephants and by monkeys. He saw some trees echoing with notes of hundreds of intoxicated birds. He saw tree tops coiled with creepers in full bloom.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Elephants

Monkeys (vānara as animals here)

Bird flocks (śakuni-saṅgha)

Forest (kāntāra)

FAQs

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

As a repeated/overlapping verse, it reinforces the dharmic theme of attentive, non-disruptive passage through nature—recognizing the forest’s vitality without asserting domination.

What is the narrative situation?

The text reiterates the forest scene—flowering trees, animal marks, and bird calls—during Rāma’s onward movement.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composed awareness: Rāma’s steady observation amid wilderness signals self-control and readiness without fear-driven aggression.