Shloka 7
अयोमुखी-दर्शनम् तथा कबन्ध-प्रवेशः
Ayomukhi Encounter and the ظهور of Kabandha
Devanagari script
नानामेघघनप्रख्यं प्रहृष्टमिव सर्वतः।नानापक्षिगणैर्युक्तं नानाव्यालमृगैर्युतम्।।3.69.6।।दिदृक्षमाणौ वैदेहीं तद्वनं तौ विचिक्यतुः।तत्र तत्रावतिष्ठन्तौ सीताहरणकर्शितौ।।3.69.7।।
Transliteration
nānāmeghaghanaprakhyaṃ prahṛṣṭam iva sarvataḥ |
nānāpakṣigaṇair yuktaṃ nānāvyālamṛgair yutam || 3.69.6 ||
didṛkṣamāṇau vaidehīṃ tad vanaṃ tau vicikyatuḥ |
tatra tatrāvatiṣṭhantau sītāharaṇakarśitau || 3.69.7 ||
Translation
その森は雲の塊のごとく濃く、四方ことごとく歓喜しているかのようで、さまざまな鳥、蛇、獣が満ちていた。シーター略奪の痛みに苦しむ兄弟は、ヴァイデーヒーを見たい一心で森をくまなく探し、幾度も立ち止まっては確かめた。
Word by Word
tataḥthen/from there
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (time/sequence)
pūrveṇaby the east/eastward
pūrveṇa:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; used adverbially ‘by the eastern direction/along the east’
tauthose two
tau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
gatvāhaving gone
gatvā:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootgam (धातु) → gatvā (कृदन्त)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), avyaya-kṛdanta; ‘having gone’
trikrōśamthree krośas (a distance)
trikrōśam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottri (संख्या) + krōśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular; समासः—द्विगु (three-krośas distance)
bhrātarauthe two brothers
bhrātarau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
tadāat that time
tadā:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; temporal adverb
krauñca-āraṇyamthe Krauñca forest
krauñca-āraṇyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkrauñca (प्रातिपदिक) + āraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (Krauñca-forest)
atikramyahaving crossed
atikramya:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootati-kram (धातु) → atikramya (कृदन्त)
FormAbsolutive (ल्यप्), avyaya-kṛdanta; ‘having crossed/passed’
mataṅga-āśramamMatanga’s hermitage
mataṅga-āśramam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmataṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (Matanga’s hermitage)
antarānear/in between
antarā:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootantarā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; preposition/adverb meaning ‘near/between’ (समीपार्थक)
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootdṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (कृदन्त)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), avyaya-kṛdanta; ‘having seen’
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle (emphasis/contrast)
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative used adjectivally
vanamforest
vanam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ghōramterrible
ghōram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootghōra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
bahu-bhīma-mṛga-dvijamwith many fearsome beasts and birds
bahu-bhīma-mṛga-dvijam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootbahu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhīma (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (mṛga-dvija = beasts and birds; bahu-bhīma- = many and fearsome)
nānā-sattva-samākīrṇamteeming with various creatures
nānā-sattva-samākīrṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootnānā (अव्यय) + sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + samākīrṇa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (sattva-samākīrṇa = crowded with creatures; nānā as indeclinable qualifier); samākīrṇa = क्त (PPP)
sarvamentire/all
sarvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; used as adjective to vanam
gahana-pādapamdense with trees
gahana-pādapam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootgahana (प्रातिपदिक) + pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (dense with trees)
dadṛśātethey two saw
dadṛśāte:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Dual; ātmanepada
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle
tauthose two
tau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb of place
darīma cave
darīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdarī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
daśaratha-ātmajauthe two sons of Daśaratha
daśaratha-ātmajau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaśaratha (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (sons of Daśaratha)
pātāla-sama-gambhīrāmdeep like the netherworld
pātāla-sama-gambhīrām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpātāla (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + gambhīra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with darīm; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (deep like the netherworld)
tamasāwith darkness
tamasā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
nitya-saṃvṛtāmalways covered (enveloped)
nitya-saṃvṛtām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootnitya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvṛta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with darīm; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (always covered); saṃvṛta = क्त (PPP)
Context
O Lakshmana look at the power of time over all creatures There is nothing too heavy for time. Even those who know the use of arms in war, or are brave or strong enough, cannot withstand the force of time like the barriers built with sand.
Characters & Entities
V
Vaidehi (Sita)R
RamaL
LakshmanaF
ForestFAQs
Righteous persistence: dharma is shown as continuing one’s responsibility without yielding to despair.
A reiterated/combined presentation of the brothers’ search through the forest while suffering the shock of Sītā’s loss.
Śraddhā and dhṛti (faith and firmness): they keep searching methodically despite emotional strain.