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Shloka 122

पम्पा

तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka

उत्साहवन्तः पुरुषा नावसीदन्ति कर्मसु।उत्साहमात्रमाश्रित्य सीतां प्रतिलभेमहि।।।।

utsāhavantaḥ puruṣā nāvasīdanti karmasu | utsāhamātram āśritya sītāṃ pratilabhemahi ||

Tatkräftige Männer sinken inmitten der Werke nicht nieder. Allein auf unseren Eifer gestützt, werden wir Sita wiedergewinnen.

उत्साहवन्तःenergetic/enterprising
उत्साहवन्तः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्साहवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण of 'पुरुषाः'
पुरुषाःmen/persons
पुरुषाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
not
:
Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध (negation particle)
अवसीदन्तिsink/despair
अवसीदन्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव + सद् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
कर्मसुin tasks
कर्मसु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन
उत्साहमात्रम्effort alone
उत्साहमात्रम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्साह + मात्र (प्रातिपदिकानि)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'only effort'
आश्रित्यhaving relied on
आश्रित्य:
Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + श्रि (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); 'having resorted to'
सीताम्Sita
सीताम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसीता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
प्रतिलभेमहिwe shall regain
प्रतिलभेमहि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति + लभ् (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense in exhortation) or लृट्?; here लोट्-like exhortative: उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

'Enterprising men will never be disappointed in their mission. It is possible to get Sita through effort alone.

R
Rama
L
Lakshmana
S
Sita

FAQs

Dharma is fulfilled through steadfast perseverance: one must not collapse under difficulty, but persist until the righteous objective is restored.

Lakshmana concludes his encouragement by affirming that determined effort will lead to Sita’s recovery.

Unfailing perseverance—refusing discouragement while pursuing a just mission.