Shloka 97

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

अमी हि विविधैः पुष्पैस्तरवो रुचिरच्छदाः।काननेऽऽस्मिन्विना कान्तां चिन्तामुत्पादयन्ति मे।।।।

Transliteration

amī hi vividhaiḥ puṣpais taravo ruciracchadāḥ |

kānane ’smin vinā kāntāṃ cintām utpādayanti me ||

Translation

Pohon-pohon ini, indah berdaun dan beraneka bunga; namun di rimba ini tanpa kekasihku, justru membangkitkan kegelisahan dalam diriku.

Word by Word

• अमी: these
• अमी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• हि: indeed
• हि: N/A (Avyaya)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; qualifies पुष्पैः

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• तरवः: trees
• तरवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• रुचिर-च्छदाः: having beautiful foliage
• रुचिर-च्छदाः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचिर (प्रातिपदिक) + छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (रुचिराः छदाः/पर्णानि येषां ते)

• कानने: in the forest
• कानने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; demonstrative

• विना: without
• विना: N/A (Avyaya)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; preposition-like ‘without’ (योगे तृतीया/द्वितीया; here with द्वितीया)

• कान्ताम्: (my) beloved
• कान्ताम्: Karma (कर्म; object governed by विना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चिन्ताम्: worry
• चिन्ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्पादयन्ति: produce, cause
• उत्पादयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-पद्/उत्-पा-दय् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Experiencer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-रूप (Dative/Genitive) एकवचन; here dative sense ‘to me’

Context

'These trees with their beautiful leaves and varieties of flowers bring me agony as I live in this forest separated from my beloved.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Satya (truthfulness) about suffering: Rāma does not mask grief; he names it clearly, while still walking the path of dharma—seeking what is rightfully his and rescuing Sītā.

What is the narrative situation?

Amid spring’s beauty, Rāma confides to Lakṣmaṇa that the very sights meant to delight instead intensify his distress due to separation from Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity of feeling and steadfastness—he endures pain without abandoning righteous action.