Shloka 4

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्

Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva

Devanagari script

स तु संज्ञामुपागम्य मुहूर्तान्मतिमान्पुनः।मनस्स्थामपि वैदेहीं चिन्तयामास राघवः।।

Transliteration

sa tu saṃjñām upāgamya muhūrtān matimān punaḥ | manassthām api vaidehīṃ cintayāmāsa rāghavaḥ ||

Translation

Pero al cabo de un instante, al recobrar el sentido, el sabio Rāghava volvió a pensar en Vaidehī, siempre presente en su corazón y en su mente.

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Ktvā (क्त्वा) gerund

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• vimalam: clear
• vimalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन), adjective qualifying vyoma

• vyoma: sky
• vyoma: Karma (कर्म) (object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyoman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• gatavidyudvalāhakam: from which lightning-clouds had departed
• gatavidyudvalāhakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyut (प्रातिपदिक) + valāhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘yasya vidyud-valāhakā gatāḥ’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन), adjective qualifying vyoma

• sārasārāvasaṅghuṣṭham: resounding with the cries of sarasa cranes
• sārasārāvasaṅghuṣṭham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sārasa (प्रातिपदिक) + rava (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅghuṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; √ghuṣ)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘sārasānāṃ ravaiḥ saṅghuṣṭam’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन), adjective qualifying vyoma

• vilalāpa: lamented/cried
• vilalāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√lap (लप् धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्, imperfect/past), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन)

• ārtayā: pitiable/distressed
• ārtayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular (एकवचन), adjective qualifying girā

• girā: with a voice
• girā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular (एकवचन)

Context

Gaining back the senses after a while, wise Rama started thinking about Vaidehi, who remained in his heart.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vaidehī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

Steadfast fidelity: even amid hardship, Rāma’s mind returns to Sītā, reflecting dharmic commitment and truthfulness in love and duty.

What is the narrative situation?

In Kiṣkindhā-kāṇḍa, Rāma emerges from a moment of faintness or overwhelm and immediately resumes his inward focus on Sītā’s plight.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Constancy (dhṛti) and loyalty—Rāma’s unwavering attachment to Sītā aligned with maryādā (righteous bounds).