Shloka 48
वर्षावर्णनम्
The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing
महान्ति कूटानि महीधराणांधाराभिधौतान्यधिकं विभान्ति।महाप्रमाणैर्विपुलैः प्रपातैर्मुक्ताकलापैरिव लम्बमानैः।।
mahānti kūṭāni mahīdharāṇāṃ dhārābhidhautāny adhikaṃ vibhānti | mahā-pramāṇair vipulaiḥ prapātaiḥ muktā-kalāpair iva lambamānaiḥ ||
The lofty peaks of the mountains, washed clean by streaming rain, shine all the more—hung about with broad, long waterfalls like suspended strings of pearls.
'The huge mountain peaks are washed by the heavy downpour of rain which look like long strings of pearls hanging.
FAQs
Purification leads to radiance: what is ‘washed’ becomes clearer and more beautiful—an aesthetic metaphor for ethical cleansing through truthfulness and disciplined conduct.
The poet depicts mountains during heavy rains, with waterfalls compared to pearl garlands.
Śauca (purity/cleanliness), extended from the physical to the moral: cleansing reveals inherent splendor.