Shloka 15

सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रस्थानम्

Departure from Sutikshna’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

सप्राज्यफलमूलानि पुष्पितानि वनानि च।प्रशस्तमृगयूथानि शान्तपक्षिगणानि च।। 3.8.13।।फुल्लपङ्कजषण्डानि प्रसन्नसलिलानि च।कारण्डवविकीर्णानि तटाकानि सरांसि च।।3.8.14।।द्रक्ष्यसे दृष्टिरम्याणि गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च।रमणीयान्यरण्यानि मयूराभिरुतानि च।।3.8.15।।

Transliteration

drakṣyase dṛṣṭi-ramyāṇi giri-prasravaṇāni ca |

ramaṇīyāny araṇyāni mayūrābhirutāni ca ||

Translation

Contemplarás cascadas que descienden de las montañas, deleitosas a la vista, y bosques encantadores que resuenan con el clamor de los pavos reales.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been told

तथाso, thus

इतिthus (quoting)

उक्त्वाhaving said

काकुत्स्थःKakutstha (Rama)

सहलक्ष्मणःtogether with Lakshmana

प्रदक्षिणम्circumambulation (to the right)

मुनिम्the sage

कृत्वाhaving done

प्रस्थातुम्to depart

उपचक्रमेbegan

Context

You will see the beautiful forestareas with abundant fruits and roots, flowers in full bloom, herds of animals, flocks of quiet birds tanks and lakes filled with clean waters and shining with fully blossomed lotuses, resounding with waterducks and peacocks and waterfalls coming down the hills. Thus you will enjoy a delightful sylvan sight.

Characters & Entities

Sūtīkṣṇa

Rama

Waterfalls (prasravaṇa)

Forests (araṇya)

Peacocks (mayūra)

FAQs

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

The verse frames the forest not as mere wilderness but as a dharmic space—where beauty, restraint, and sanctity support righteous living.

What is the narrative situation?

Sūtīkṣṇa completes his scenic description of the route and the forested regions Rama will traverse.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s readiness to undertake hardship without losing sensitivity to dharmic beauty; Sūtīkṣṇa’s compassionate forethought.