Shloka 13

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

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

Devanagari script

कदानुचारुबिम्बोष्ठंतस्याःपद्ममिवाननम् ।ईषदुन्नम्यपास्यामिरसायनमिवातुरः ।।।।

Transliteration

kadā nu cārubimbōṣṭhaṃ tasyāḥ padmam ivānanaṃ | īṣad unnāmya pāsyāmi rasāyanam ivāturaḥ ||6.5.13||

Translation

Wann werde ich ihr lotosgleiches Gesicht sanft anheben und von ihren lieblichen Bimba-Frucht-Lippen trinken – wie ein Kranker, der einen heilenden Trank zu sich nimmt?

Word by Word

• कदा: when
• कदा: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• नु: indeed
• नु: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• चारुबिम्बोष्ठम्: having lovely bimba-like lips
• चारुबिम्बोष्ठम्: कर्म (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु + बिम्ब + ओष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadharaya): चारु-बिम्ब-ओष्ठ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying आननम्)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पद्मम्: lotus
• पद्मम्: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• इव: like
• इव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• आननम्: face
• आननम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईषद्: slightly
• ईषद्: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ईषद् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/रीति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: slightly)

• उन्नम्य: having lifted
• उन्नम्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्ग: उत्-; 'having lifted/raised'

• पास्यामि: I shall drink
• पास्यामि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु, पिबति-अर्थे)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• रसायनम्: a restorative elixir
• रसायनम्: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इव: like
• इव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• आतुरः: an afflicted man
• आतुरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

I do not know when I will lift her lotus-like face slightly and drink her beautiful lips like an afflicted man drinks sweet juice.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma as steadfast marital devotion (pati-vratā/patnī-vrata ideals): the intimacy envisioned is within rightful union, contrasting with Rāvaṇa’s coercive adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma, still separated from Sītā, expresses the depth of his longing and the healing he associates with reunion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fidelity and tenderness: desire is framed as loyal, restorative love rather than possession or violence.