Shloka 2.48.12

अयोध्यायाः शोकवर्णनम् (Ayodhya’s Lament and Civic Desolation)

Devanagari script

विचित्रकुसुमापीडा बहुमञ्जरि धारिणः।राघवं दर्शयिष्यन्ति नगा भ्रमरशालिनः।।2.48.12।।

Transliteration

vicitra-kusumāpīḍā bahu-mañjarī-dhāriṇaḥ |

rāghavaṃ darśayiṣyanti nagā bhramara-śālinaḥ || 2.48.12 ||

Translation

Trees crowned with varied blossoms and heavy with many clusters, alive with bees, will present themselves to Rāghava as though to greet him.

Context

Trees with bunches of cololurful flowers and clusters of blossoms hovering over with black bees will present themselves to the son of the Raghus (Rama).

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Rāghava)
• trees (nagāḥ)
• bees (bhramara)

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as harmonizing with the cosmos: a righteous person’s presence evokes beauty and order, symbolized by nature’s ‘welcome.’

What is the narrative situation?

The speakers describe how the forest itself will appear festive and welcoming to Rama during exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s auspiciousness and moral radiance—his arrival is imagined to draw forth natural abundance.