Shloka 102

पम्पा

तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्सानुनि रम्ये हि मत्तद्विजगणायुते।पश्येयं यदि तां कान्तां ततस्स्वस्ति भवेन्मम।।।।

Transliteration

asmin sānuni ramye hi matta-dvija-gaṇāyute |

paśyeyaṁ yadi tāṁ kāntāṁ tatas svasti bhaven mama || 4.1.102 ||

Translation

Si tan sólo pudiera ver a mi amada en esta hermosa ladera llena de bandadas de aves embriagadas, entonces para mí habría de nuevo bienestar.

Word by Word

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sānuni: on the slope
• sānuni: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ramye: beautiful
• ramye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with 'sānuni'

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात; emphasis/causal nuance)

• mattadvijagaṇāyute: filled with flocks of excited birds
• mattadvijagaṇāyute: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: matta (प्रातिपदिक) + dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with 'sānuni'; compound sense: 'abounding in flocks of intoxicated birds' (gaṇa-āyuta = multitude)

• paśyeyam: may I see
• paśyeyam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Liṅ (लिङ्/Optative), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person/उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्तबोधक अव्यय)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāntām: beloved (woman)
• kāntām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāntā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to 'tām'

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (ततः = then/thereupon)

• svasti: well-being, good fortune
• svasti: Karma/Prayojana (फल/Result)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: Benedictive indeclinable (मङ्गलवाचक अव्यय) used as noun-like 'well-being'

• bhavet: would be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Liṅ (लिङ्/Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• mama: for me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

'If I find my dear beloved here on these mountain slopes full of passionate birds how happy will I not feel!

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita (beloved, implied)
• mountain slope
• birds

FAQs

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

Dharma here is steadfast loyalty: Rama’s sense of ‘svasti’ (well-being) is tied to reunion with his rightful spouse, not to distraction or substitution.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama imagines finding Sita in the scenic mountain landscape; the atmosphere of spring heightens both hope and longing.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Constancy in love and purpose—Rama’s emotional orientation remains fixed on Sita and the duty to recover her.