Shloka 9

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

पुष्पभारसमृद्धानि शिखराणि समन्ततः।लताभिः पुष्पिताग्राभिरुपगूढानि सर्वशः।।।।

Transliteration

puṣpabhārasamṛddhāni śikharāṇi samantataḥ |

latābhiḥ puṣpitāgrābhir upagūḍhāni sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Ringsum sind die Baumkronen schwer von der Fülle der Blüten; überall werden sie von Ranken umschlungen und bedeckt, deren Spitzen erblühen.

Word by Word

• पुष्प-भार-समृद्धानि: abundant with loads of flowers
• पुष्प-भार-समृद्धानि: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + भार (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुष्पभारैः समृद्धानि); 'rich with the weight of flowers'

• शिखराणि: treetops
• शिखराणि: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'tops/peaks (treetops)'

• समन्ततः: all around
• समन्ततः: देशाधिकरण (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place); 'on all sides'

• लताभिः: by creepers
• लताभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; 'by/with creepers'

• पुष्पित-अग्राभिः: with blossoming tips
• पुष्पित-अग्राभिः: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पित (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (पुष्पितानि अग्राणि यस्याः); agrees with लताभिः; 'with flower-tipped'

• उपगूढानि: entwined/covered
• उपगूढानि: विशेषण (Predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-गुह् (धातु) → उपगूढ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate to शिखराणि; 'embraced/covered/entwined'

• सर्वशः: everywhere
• सर्वशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner); 'in every way/everywhere'

Context

'With countless flowers fallen on their own from trees and scattered like a bed of flowers on stone the ground is rendered comfortable enough to relax on.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma here is implicit: Rāma remains disciplined and purposeful even amid beauty, using observation without losing sight of his righteous quest for Sītā.

What is the narrative situation?

In Kishkindhā, near Pampā in springtime, Rāma points out the forest’s flowering splendor to Lakṣmaṇa while continuing the search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadiness (dhairya) and self-restraint—he appreciates nature but does not abandon duty.