Shloka 11

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

इयं च नलिनी रम्या फ़ुल्लपङ्कजमण्डिता।नातिदूरे गुहायानौ भविष्यति नृपात्मज4.27.11।।

Transliteration

iyaṃ ca nalinī ramyā phulla-paṅkaja-maṇḍitā | nātidūre guhāyā nau bhaviṣyati nṛpātmaja ||

Translation

O Fürstensohn, dieser liebliche Lotosteich, geschmückt mit voll erblühten Lotosblumen, liegt nicht fern von der Höhle und wird uns dienlich sein.

Word by Word

• गिरिशृङ्गम्: the mountain peak
• गिरिशृङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of पश्य

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘this’ (determiner)

• तात: dear one
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; affectionate address

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada; ‘see!’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘and’

• उत्तरतः: to the north
• उत्तरतः: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण/Spatial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त); directional adverb ‘from/to the north’

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective of गिरिशृङ्गम्

• भिन्नाञ्जनचयाकारम्: shaped like a heap of collyrium
• भिन्नाञ्जनचयाकारम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न (कृदन्त; √भिद् + क्त) + अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक) + चय (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: भिन्नाञ्जनचयस्य आकारः यस्य = having the form of a heap of collyrium

• अम्भोधरम्: a raincloud
• अम्भोधरम्: Upamāna (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: अम्भः धरति इति = raincloud

• इव: like
• इव: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमाद्योतक/Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle of comparison ‘like/as’

• उत्थितम्: risen
• उत्थितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु) + क्त, with उद्/उत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; past participle ‘risen/standing up’ qualifying गिरिशृङ्गम्

Context

'O prince! this pond with lotus creeper and lotuses in full bloom is endearing. It is located not far from the cave.

Characters & Entities

• guhā (cave)
• nalinī (lotus-pond)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes mindful simplicity: choosing a modest, suitable place with basic resources supports disciplined living and sustained commitment to one’s vow.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa points out nearby natural features (a lotus-pond) that make the cave-area practical for their stay.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom (yukti): attending to necessities without abandoning austerity.