Shloka 10

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā

Devanagari script

बह्वेतत्कामयानस्यशक्यमेतेनजीवितुम् ।यदहंसाचवामोरूरेकांधरणिमाश्रितौ ।।।।

Transliteration

bahv etat kāmayānasya śakyam etena jīvitum | yad ahaṃ sā ca vāmorūḥ ekāṃ dharaṇim āśritau ||6.5.10||

Translation

Für einen, der von Sehnsucht verzehrt wird, ist das Leben nur deshalb erträglich: Sie mit den lieblichen Schenkeln und ich stehen noch auf derselben Erde.

Word by Word

• bahu: much/very
• bahu: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (predicate: ‘much’)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kāmayānasya: of me who am longing
• kāmayānasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma-yāna (प्रातिपदिक; kāma+yāna)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘desire’ + ‘going/striving’) = ‘of one who is longing’

• śakyam: possible
• śakyam: Karta (कर्ता; predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakya (प्रातिपदिक; from śak)
• Form: णीयत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त साध्य-विशेषण (potential/possible); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘possible’

• etena: by this/with this
• etena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• jīvitum: to live/survive
• jīvitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (जीव् धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive)

• yat: since/that
• yat: Hetu (हेतु/Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative ‘since/that’) introducing reason clause

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• vāmorūḥ: (she) of lovely thighs
• vāmorūḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāma-ūru (प्रातिपदिक; vāma+ūru)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘lovely’ + ‘thighs’) used as epithet of sā

• ekām: one/same
• ekām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘one/single’ (agreeing with dharaṇim)

• dharaṇim: earth/ground
• dharaṇim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āśritau: have taken refuge (on)
• āśritau: Karta (कर्ता; predicate of the dual subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-śri (श्रि धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘having resorted to’ (agreeing with aham + sā as dual sense)

Context

Me and Sita are seeking refuge on the same land indeed. Because of that only survival is possible for me, who is desiring for her very much.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma as steadfastness in suffering: even in intense personal anguish, Rāma endures without abandoning his righteous mission.

What is the narrative situation?

Before the decisive conflict, Rāma reflects on separation from Sītā and on what keeps him alive—hope and connection, however minimal.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance (dhṛti): Rāma’s ability to continue despite grief, holding to purpose and hope.