Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 6

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च

Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā

Devanagari script

वाहिवातयतःकान्तातांस्पृष्टवामामपिस्पृश ।त्वयिमेगात्रसंस्पर्शश्चन्द्रेदृष्टिसमागमः ।।।।

Transliteration

vāhi vāta yataḥ kāntā tāṃ spṛṣṭvā mām api spṛśa | tvayi me gātra-saṃsparśaś candre dṛṣṭi-samāgamaḥ ||6.5.6||

Translation

Ô Vent, va là où se tient ma bien-aimée ; l’ayant touchée, touche-moi aussi : par toi je sentirai le contact de son corps, et par la lune je rejoindrai son regard.

Word by Word

• vāhi: carry/blow
• vāhi: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vah (वह् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vāta: O Wind
• vāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• yataḥ: from where
• yataḥ: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb ‘from where/whence’)

• kāntā: beloved (she)
• kāntā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāntā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• spṛṣṭvā: having touched
• spṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: spṛś (स्पृश् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (also/even)

• spṛśa: touch
• spṛśa: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spṛś (स्पृश् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvayi: in you/through you
• tvayi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location; ‘in/through you’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• gātrasaṃsparśaḥ: touch upon (my) body
• gātrasaṃsparśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gātra-saṃsparśa (प्रातिपदिक; gātra+saṃsparśa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of the body’ + ‘touch/contact’)

• candre: in/through the moon
• candre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Medium)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭisamāgamaḥ: meeting of glances
• dṛṣṭisamāgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi-samāgama (प्रातिपदिक; dṛṣṭi+samāgama)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of sight/eyes’ + ‘meeting/contact’)

Context

O Wind! Touch that place where my beloved is and touch me as it will give me the same feeling as my beloved's touch. Through the moon I will get her eye contact too.

Characters & Entities

• Vāta (Wind)
• Candra (Moon)

FAQs

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

Dharma appears as steadfast fidelity: even amid war and hardship, the mind remains anchored in lawful, devoted love rather than distraction or wrongdoing.

What is the narrative situation?

In separation from Sītā, the speaker addresses natural forces (wind and moon) as messengers, seeking imagined contact and consolation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Single-minded devotion (ananyatā) and constancy—love that does not waver from truth and commitment.