Shloka 13

रामक्रोधवर्णनम्

Lakshmana’s Counsel to the Enraged Rama

Devanagari script

समुद्रं च विचेष्यामः पर्वतांश्च वनानि च।।।।गुहाश्च विविधा घोरा नदी पद्मवनानि च।

Transliteration

samudraṃ ca viceṣyāmaḥ parvatāṃś ca vanāni ca |

guhāś ca vividhā ghorā nadī padmavanāni ca ||

Translation

Registraremos el océano, las montañas y los bosques; también las muchas cuevas terribles, los ríos y los bosquecillos de lotos.

Word by Word

• samudram: ocean
• samudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• viceṣyāmaḥ: we will search/explore
• viceṣyāmaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√ci (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• parvatān: mountains
• parvatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• vanāni: forests
• vanāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• guhāḥ: caves
• guhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• vividhāḥ: various
• vividhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'गुहाः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ghorāḥ: terrible
• ghorāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'गुहाः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• nadīḥ: rivers
• nadīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• padma-vanāni: lotus-groves/lotus ponds
• padma-vanāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पद्मानां वनानि)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

Context

We will search oceans, mountains, forests and several dreadful caves, rivers and lotus-ponds.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma
• oceans
• mountains
• forests
• caves
• rivers
• lotus-ponds (padmavana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as tireless effort for a just cause; the righteous do not surrender to despair but undertake thorough, disciplined action.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa outlines the scope of their search across all terrains to find Sītā and the abductor.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination and courage—willingness to enter frightening places for the sake of duty.