Shloka 4.30.58

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

Devanagari script

दर्शयन्ति शरन्नद्यः पुलिनानि शनैः शनैः।नवसङ्गमसव्रीडा जघनानीव योषितः।।

Transliteration

darśayanti śaran-nadyaḥ pulināni śanaiḥ śanaiḥ | nava-saṅgama-sa-vrīḍā jaghanānīva yoṣitaḥ ||

Translation

In autumn the rivers slowly reveal their sandbanks—like young brides, shy at a first union, who gradually disclose their hips.

Context

'Just as bashful young brides show their loins slowly during their first sexual meet the rivers start showing their sandy banks slowly in autumn.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• rivers
• sandbanks
• autumn (śarat)

FAQs

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

Dharma values propriety and gradualness: revelation and action should be appropriate to time and context, guided by truth rather than haste.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama observes the waters receding after monsoon; the sandbanks become visible as autumn advances.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s measured outlook—he frames change as orderly and meaningful, not chaotic.