Shloka 25

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्

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

Devanagari script

जलगर्भा महामेघा कुटजार्जुनगन्धिनः।चरित्वा विरतास्सौम्य वृष्टिवातास्समुद्यताः।।

Transliteration

jalagarbhā mahāmeghā kuṭajārjuna-gandhinaḥ | caritvā viratāḥ saumya vṛṣṭivātāḥ samudyatāḥ ||

Translation

Ô doux ami, les grands nuages, lourds d’eau, ont cheminé puis se sont retirés ; et les vents chargés de pluie ne soufflent plus comme auparavant, portant désormais le parfum des fleurs de kuṭaja et d’arjuna.

Word by Word

• jala-garbhāḥ: water-laden
• jala-garbhāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'जलं गर्भे येषाम्' (laden with water)

• mahā-meghāḥ: great clouds
• mahā-meghāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + megha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: 'महान्तः मेघाः'

• kuṭaja-arjuna-gandhinaḥ: fragrant with kutaja and arjuna
• kuṭaja-arjuna-gandhinaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṭaja (प्रातिपदिक) + arjuna (प्रातिपदिक) + gandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'कुटजार्जुनयोः गन्धः येषाम्' (fragrant with kutaja & arjuna)

• caritvā: having moved about
• caritvā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): having moved/wandered

• viratāḥ: ceased
• viratāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√ram (रम्) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त: ceased/stopped

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• vṛṣṭi-vātāḥ: rain-bearing winds
• vṛṣṭi-vātāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + vāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'वृष्टेः वाताः' (rain-winds)

• samudyatāḥ: arisen; set in motion
• samudyatāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ud-√yam (यम्) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त: risen/started

Context

'O dear! the moist winds have ceased to blow as before and are carrying the fragrance of kutaja and arjuna flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Clouds (mahāmeghāḥ)
• Kuṭaja
• Arjuna (tree/flower)

FAQs

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

Dharma is acting in the proper season: when obstacles (monsoon) end, delay becomes negligence. Nature’s shift is presented as a moral reminder to fulfill promises and duties.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama notes the end of monsoon conditions and the signs of autumn, implying that Sugriva’s promised assistance should now be activated without postponement.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Patience turning into rightful urgency—enduring hardship, yet insisting on timely fulfillment of pledged action.