Shloka 31

पञ्चवटी-निवासः

Settlement at Pañcavaṭī and Construction of the Hermitage

Devanagari script

कञ्चित्कालं स धर्मात्मा सीतया लक्ष्मणेन च।अन्वास्यमानो न्यवसत्स्वर्गलोके यथामरः।।।।

Transliteration

kañcit kālaṃ sa dharmātmā sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca |

anvāsyamāno nyavasat svarga-loke yathāmaraḥ ||

Translation

কিছু কাল সেই ধর্মাত্মা সীতা ও লক্ষ্মণের সেবায় পরিবৃত হয়ে সেখানে এমনভাবে বাস করলেন, যেন স্বর্গলোকে এক অমর।

Word by Word

• कञ्चित्: some, a certain
• कञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kañcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; pronominal adjective qualifying 'kālam'

• कालम्: time (duration)
• कालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• सः: he (Rama)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; tatpuruṣa: dharmasya ātmā (one whose nature is dharma)

• सीतया: with Sita
• सीतया: Sahakāraka / Sahāya (सहकारक/सहाय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• लक्ष्मणेन: with Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणेन: Sahakāraka / Sahāya (सहकारक/सहाय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• अन्वास्यमानः: being attended/served
• अन्वास्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-ās (धातु) + śya (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Present passive participle (वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त/शानच्-प्राय), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; from anu+ās (to attend/serve)

• न्यवसत्: lived, dwelt
• न्यवसत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vas (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; ni+vas = to dwell/live

• स्वर्गलोके: in heaven-world
• स्वर्गलोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa: svargasya lokaḥ

• यथा: like, as
• यथा: Upamāna/Upamā (उपमान/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative indeclinable (उपमा-अव्यय)

• अमरः: an immortal (god)
• अमरः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used in simile

Context

Having come to a beautiful spot suitable for the asram, Rama took both the hands of Lakshmana in his own and said:

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• svarga (heaven)

FAQs

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

Dharma appears as harmony sustained by righteousness: when the leader is dhārmic and companions serve with sincerity, even forest-exile becomes ‘heaven-like’ in spirit.

What is the narrative situation?

The sarga concludes by describing their settled life for a period—Rāma living as a dhārmic ascetic-householder, attended by Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dharma-centered nature (dharmātmā) and the devoted service of Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.