Shloka 38
वर्षावर्णनम्
The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing
स्वनैर्घनानां प्लवगाः प्रबुद्धाःविहाय निद्रां चिरसन्निरुद्धाम्।अनेकरूपाकृतिवर्णनादाःनवाम्बुधाराभिहता नदन्ति।।
svanair ghanānāṃ plavagāḥ prabuddhāḥ vihāya nidrāṃ cirasanniruddhām |
anekarūpākṛtivarṇanādāḥ navāmbudhārābhihatā nadanti ||
Vom Donner der Wolken geweckt, erwachen die Frösche und lassen den langen Schlaf, der sie so lange gebunden hielt; von frischen Regenströmen getroffen, quaken sie in vielerlei Gestalt, Farbe und Klang.
'Frogs of different forms, colours and sounds are croaking, awakened from their long sleep by the thunders of clouds and flow of fresh rain-water.
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Dharma appears as renewal and responsiveness: when conditions change, beings rise from inertia into rightful activity. Ethically, it encourages timely action rather than prolonged negligence.
In the monsoon setting, Rama points to frogs emerging and sounding after dormancy, intensifying the season’s living chorus.
Perseverance with clarity: Rama’s observations mirror his own readiness to act when the right time comes, despite delay and hardship.