Shloka 68
पम्पा
तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka
शक्यो धारयितुं कामो भवेदभ्यागतो मया।यदि भूयो वसन्तो मां न हन्यात्पुष्पितद्रुमः।।।।
śakyo dhārayituṃ kāmo bhaved abhyāgato mayā | yadi bhūyo vasanto māṃ na hanyāt puṣpitadrumaḥ ||
Je pourrais endurer l’amour qui s’est abattu sur moi, si seulement le printemps, avec ses arbres en fleurs, ne me frappait pas sans cesse.
'If the spring that has set in, with the trees in bloom does not kill me, I have once again to endure the agony of love.
FAQs
The verse points to mastery over inner impulses: dharma includes self-restraint and endurance, acknowledging emotion truthfully (satya) while not abandoning one’s righteous mission.
Rāma, affected by the spring landscape near Pampā, confides how the season intensifies his longing for Sītā.
Fortitude (dhairya): Rāma seeks to endure pain rather than act unworthily or lose direction.