Shloka 8

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

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

Devanagari script

तद्वियोगेन्धनवतातच्चिन्ताविपुलार्चिषा ।रात्रिंदिवंशरीरंमेदह्यतेमदनाग्निना ।।।।

Transliteration

tad-viyogendhanavatā tac-cintā-vipulārciṣā | rātriṃ divaṃ śarīraṃ me dahyate madanāgninā ||6.5.8||

Translation

Mit der Trennung als Brennstoff und den weiten Flammen unablässigen Gedenkens verzehrt das Feuer der Liebe meinen Leib bei Nacht und bei Tag.

Word by Word

• tad-viyoga-indhanavatā: with (her) separation as fuel
• tad-viyoga-indhanavatā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad-viyoga-indhana-vat (प्रातिपदिक; tad+viyoga+indhana+vat)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (‘having her-separation as fuel’) used instrumentally

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; implied fire)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘that’ (i.e., that fire)

• cintā-vipulārciṣā: by the thought with great flames
• cintā-vipulārciṣā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintā-vipula-arciṣ (प्रातिपदिक; cintā+vipula+arciṣ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘thought’ + ‘having vast flames’) instrument

• rātrim: night
• rātrim: Karma (कर्म/Extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समाहारार्थे ‘rātrim divam’ = time-extent

• divam: day
• divam: Karma (कर्म/Extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śarīram: body
• śarīram: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dahyate: is burned
• dahyate: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dah (दह् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• madanāgninā: by the fire of love
• madanāgninā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madana-agni (प्रातिपदिक; madana+agni)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of love’ + ‘fire’)

Context

The pain of separation from her is working as fuel and the thought about hers is engulfing me as extensive flame and burning my body day and night.

Characters & Entities

• Madana (Kāma, god of love) (as metaphorical fire)

FAQs

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

Dharma is endurance with integrity: suffering is acknowledged honestly, yet it is borne without abandoning righteous purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker describes the psychological and bodily torment of separation, using the metaphor of love as a consuming fire.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Forbearance (kṣānti) and steadfastness—continuing the righteous mission despite intense inner pain.