Shloka 4.30.31

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् (Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva)

Devanagari script

अभ्यागतैश्चारुविशालपक्षैस्सरःप्रियैः पद्मरजोवकीर्णैः।महानदीनां पुलिनोपयातैःक्रीडन्ति हंसास्सह चक्रवाकैः।।

Transliteration

abhyāgataiś cāru-viśāla-pakṣaiḥ saraḥ-priyaiḥ padma-rajo-vakīrṇaiḥ |

mahānadīnāṃ pulinopayātaiḥ krīḍanti haṃsāḥ saha cakravākaiḥ ||

Translation

Swans—lovers of the lakes—newly arrived with lovely broad wings dusted with lotus pollen, sport together with cakravāka birds along the sandy banks of great rivers.

Context

'The swans have come face to face with chakravaka birds. They have newly arrived. Lovers of lakes, they are shaking the pollen of lotuses on their lovely wide wings and have settled on the sandy banks-sporting.

Characters & Entities

• swans (haṃsa)
• cakravāka birds
• lotus (padma)
• great rivers (mahānadī)
• sandbanks (pulina)

FAQs

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

The harmony of birds gathered in season reflects social dharma: beings flourish when they assemble rightly and act in accord with natural and communal order.

What is the narrative situation?

Autumn brings migratory gatherings; Rāma notes swans and cakravākas enjoying riverbanks, contrasting their union with his separation from Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sensitivity (sahṛdayatā): Rāma’s keen observation of living beings frames his own ethical urgency and emotional truth.