Shloka 20

The Vision of Rāma’s Royal Capital

and the Meeting at Nandigrāma

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा दूरात्समायांतं रामचंद्रं मनोरमम् । पुष्पकासनमध्यस्थं ससीतं सहलक्ष्मणम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā dūrātsamāyāṃtaṃ rāmacaṃdraṃ manoramam | puṣpakāsanamadhyasthaṃ sasītaṃ sahalakṣmaṇam

Translation

Als sie von fern den lieblichen Rāmacandra herankommen sahen—mitten auf dem Sitz des Puṣpaka thronend—zusammen mit Sītā und in Begleitung Lakṣmaṇas.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक ‘having seen’

• दूरात्: from afar
• दूरात्: Desha/Adverbial (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-प्रयोगे अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb) ‘from afar’

• समायान्तम्: coming/approaching
• समायान्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + या (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (रामचन्द्रम्)

• रामचन्द्रम्: Rāmacandra
• रामचन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मनोरमम्: charming
• मनोरमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (रामचन्द्रम्)

• पुष्पकासनमध्यस्थम्: seated in the middle of the Puṣpaka seat
• पुष्पकासनमध्यस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘पुष्पक-आसनस्य मध्ये स्थितः’

• ससीतम्: with Sītā
• ससीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपपद) + सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘सीतया सह’ = ‘with Sītā’ (qualifying रामचन्द्रम्)

• सहलक्ष्मणम्: with Lakṣmaṇa
• सहलक्ष्मणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपपद) + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘लक्ष्मणेन सह’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दूरात्समायान्तम् = दूरात् + समायान्तम्

Characters & Entities

• Rāmacandra
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Puṣpaka (vimāna)

FAQs

Who is described as approaching in this verse?

The verse describes Rāmacandra (Rāma) approaching from afar, accompanied by Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.

What is the “Puṣpaka” referenced here?

Puṣpaka refers to the famed aerial vimāna (vehicle) associated with the Rāmāyaṇa tradition, here implying Rāma is seated upon its central seat.

What devotional emphasis is suggested by the verse’s imagery?

By portraying Rāma as “manorama” (deeply charming) and worthy of being beheld from afar, the verse supports a darśana-centered bhakti mood—devotees finding spiritual fulfillment in seeing the Lord and his divine companions.