पम्पा
तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka
स्मितहास्यान्तरयुतं गुणवन्मधुरं हितम्।वैदेह्या वाक्यमतुलं कदा श्रोष्यामि लक्ष्मण।।।।
smitahāsyāntarayutaṃ guṇavan madhuraṃ hitam | vaidehyā vākyam atulaṃ kadā śroṣyāmi lakṣmaṇa ||
हे लक्ष्मण, वैदेही के अतुल वचन—जो मधुर, हितकर, गुणसम्पन्न और उसके मृदु स्मित-हास से गुंथे होते हैं—मैं फिर कब सुनूँगा?
'When can I listen to Sita's sweet, wholesome and virtuous, incomparable words interlaced with her gentle smile, O Lakshmana?
Dharma values speech that is both sweet and beneficial (madhura + hita); Rama remembers Sita’s virtuous communication as an ethical ideal, not mere charm.
Rama longs to hear Sita again, recalling her manner of speaking as a source of moral and emotional strength.
Sita’s guṇa in speech—kindness, propriety, and truth-aligned counsel expressed gently.