Shloka 14
पञ्चवटी-निवासः
Settlement at Pañcavaṭī and Construction of the Hermitage
नातिदूरे न चासन्ने मृगयूथपिपीडिताः।।3.15.13।।मयूरनादिता रम्याः प्रांशवो बहुकन्दराः।दृश्यन्ते गिरयः सौम्य फुल्लैस्तरुभिरावृताः।।3.15.14।।
nātidūre na cāsanne mṛgayūthapipīḍitāḥ || 3.15.13 || mayūranāditā ramyāḥ prāṃśavo bahukandarāḥ |
dṛśyante girayaḥ saumya phullais tarubhir āvṛtāḥ || 3.15.14 ||
Weder zu fern noch zu nah erblickt man die Berge: hochragend, voller Höhlen, vom Ruf der Pfauen belebt, von blühenden Bäumen bedeckt und von Hirschherden aufgesucht.
These mountains, with streaks of minerals like gold, silver and copper forming decorative designs, look beautiful like colourful windows, and appear like huge elephants.
FAQs
The ethical emphasis remains respectful co-existence with nature; additionally, for students, it highlights careful handling of textual variants in transmission.
A duplicated/overlapping verse in the provided Southern Recension data reiterates the landscape description around Pañcavaṭī.
Attentiveness and discernment—Rāma’s careful observation, and the reader’s need for critical attention to recension features.