Shloka 33

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

तं शोचमानं काकुत्स्थं नित्यं शोकपरायणम्।तुल्यदुःखोऽब्रवीद्भ्राता लक्ष्मणोऽनुनयन्वचः4.27.33।।

Transliteration

taṃ śocamānaṃ kākutsthaṃ nityaṃ śokaparāyaṇam | tulyaduḥkho 'bravīd bhrātā lakṣmaṇo 'nunayan vacaḥ || 4.27.33 ||

Translation

Als Lakṣmaṇa Kakutstha (Rāma) sah, wie er unablässig trauerte und ganz dem Kummer hingegeben war, sprach der Bruder, selbst von gleichem Schmerz erfüllt, tröstende und stärkende Worte.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• śocamānam: lamenting
• śocamānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuc (धातु)
• Form: Present participle (शानच्), Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with tam

• kākutstham: Kākutstha (Rāma)
• kākutstham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; epithet of Rāma

• nityam: always
• nityam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage as adverb: 'always'

• śoka-parāyaṇam: engrossed in sorrow
• śoka-parāyaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'devoted/absorbed in grief'; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with tam

• tulya-duḥkhaḥ: equally sorrowful
• tulya-duḥkhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tulya (प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: 'having equal sorrow'; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; agrees with lakṣmaṇaḥ

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (imperfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• bhrātā: brother
• bhrātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• anunayan: consoling
• anunayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-nī (धातु)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; agrees with lakṣmaṇaḥ; 'consoling'

• vacaḥ: words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Context

'O heroic one, you know one who broods fails to achieve his objective. So do not brood.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Kakutstha)
• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

Dharma as supportive kinship: Lakṣmaṇa fulfills brotherly duty by guiding Rāma from paralysis of grief toward purposeful conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa begins to address Rāma, who is stuck in ongoing sorrow during the waiting period in Kishkindhā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and compassionate firmness—Lakṣmaṇa shares the pain yet still speaks what is beneficial.