Shloka 128

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

तावृष्यमूकस्य समीपचारी चरन्ददर्शाद्भुतदर्शनीयौ।शाखामृगाणामधिपस्तरस्वी वितत्रसे नैव चिचेष्ट किञ्चित्।।।।

Transliteration

tāv ṛṣyamūkasya samīpacārī caran dadarśādbhutadarśanīyau | śākhāmṛgāṇām adhipas tarasvī vitatrase naiva ciceṣṭa kiñcit ||

Translation

Errant près de Ṛṣyamūka, le rapide seigneur des singes aperçut ces deux êtres, merveilleux à voir ; pourtant il ne s’affola point et ne manifesta aucun geste.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन

• ऋष्यमूकस्य: of Rishyamuka
• ऋष्यमूकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्यमूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• समीपचारी: moving nearby
• समीपचारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीप + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'moving near'

• चरन्: wandering
• चरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्भुतदर्शनीयौ: wonderful-looking (two)
• अद्भुतदर्शनीयौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत + दर्शनीय (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; 'wonderful to behold' qualifying 'तौ'

• शाखामृगाणाम्: of the monkeys
• शाखामृगाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखा + मृग (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; 'tree-animals' = monkeys

• अधिपः: lord/king
• अधिपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तरस्वी: swift/energetic
• तरस्वी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; epithet of 'अधिपः'

• वितत्रसे: became frightened
• वितत्रसे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + त्रस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; used with negation 'न' understood? (here positive form in text tradition; sense 'was frightened')

• न: not
• न: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• चिचेष्ट: made a move/gestured
• चिचेष्ट: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चेष्ट् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किञ्चित्: anything/a bit
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; adverbial accusative 'a little'

Context

The swift-footed, mighty king of monkeys saw those two men of wonderful appearance as they were wandering at Rishyamuka. He neither got scared nor showed signs of nervousness.

Characters & Entities

• Sugriva
• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Ṛṣyamūka (mountain)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes prudent self-control: in uncertainty, a leader restrains fear and avoids rash reactions until the situation is understood.

What is the narrative situation?

Near Ṛṣyamūka, Sugriva notices two extraordinary men (Rama and Lakshmana) approaching and controls his immediate response.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugriva’s composure and strategic restraint in a potentially threatening encounter.