Shloka 3

पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः

Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati

Devanagari script

एषा हि सुकुमारी च दुःखैश्च न विमानिता।प्राज्यदोषं वनं प्राप्ता भर्तृस्नेहप्रचोदिता।।।।

Transliteration

eṣā hi sukumārī ca duḥkhaiś ca na vimānitā | prājyadoṣaṃ vanaṃ prāptā bhartṛsnehapracoditā ||

Translation

Car elle, bien que délicate, n’est pas abattue par les souffrances. Poussée par l’amour pour son époux, elle est entrée dans cette forêt, pleine de maintes épreuves.

Word by Word

• eṣā: this (woman)
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/indeed

• sukumārī: delicate
• sukumārī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukumārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying eṣā

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• duḥkhaiḥ: by hardships
• duḥkhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध निपात)

• vimānitā: (has) not been humiliated
• vimānitā: Kriyā (क्रिया) / Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√mān (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); with na = 'not insulted/let down'

• prājya-doṣam: having abundant faults/difficulties
• prājya-doṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prājya (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying vanam

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāptā: having reached/came to
• prāptā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√āp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past active participle (कर्तरि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhartṛ-sneha-pracoditā: prompted by love for (her) husband
• bhartṛ-sneha-pracoditā: Hetu/Reason (हेतु) as qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + sneha (प्रातिपदिक) + pracodita (pra√cud धातु + kta)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound (genitive relation implicit: 'by husband's love'); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying eṣā

Context

O valiant Rama! look at the great forest of madhuka trees. Walk north to the forest till you see a great banyan tree.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Steadfastness in dharma: Sītā’s fidelity and resilience show that righteous commitment is maintained even amid hardship.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya speaks to Rama, highlighting Sītā’s strength and devotion in having accompanied him into the difficult forest life.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s fortitude (dhṛti) and devoted love (bhartṛ-sneha), expressed as calm endurance rather than complaint.