Shloka 8283

पम्पा

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

Devanagari script

पुष्पितान्पुष्पिताग्राभिर्लताभिः परिवेष्टितान्।द्रुमान्पश्येह सौमित्रे पम्पाया रुचिरान्बहून्।।।।

Transliteration

vātavikṣiptaviṭapān yathāsannān drumān imān |

latāḥ samanuvartante mattā iva varastriyaḥ ||

Translation

風が枝を揺らしてこれらの樹を寄せ合うように、蔓もまた従ってゆく――それはまるで、酔いしれた麗しき女たちが、愛する人の歩みに歩調を合わせるかのようだ。

Word by Word

• puṣpitān: blossoming
• puṣpitān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpita (कृदन्त, क्त from √puṣp (पुष्प्))
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying drumān

• puṣpitāgrābhiḥ: with blossoming tips
• puṣpitāgrābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpita (कृदन्त, क्त) + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'puṣpitāni agrāṇi yāsām' (with creepers having blossoming tips)

• latābhiḥ: with creepers
• latābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: latā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pariveṣṭitān: encircled, entwined
• pariveṣṭitān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari + √veṣṭ (वेष्ट्) (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); past participle (क्त) qualifying drumān

• drumān: trees
• drumān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• paśya: see
• paśya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्) (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• saumitre: O Saumitri (Lakshmana)
• saumitre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• pampāyāḥ: of Pampa
• pampāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pampā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• rucirān: beautiful
• rucirān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying drumān

• bahūn: many
• bahūn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying drumān

Context

'O Saumitri look at the beauty of these numerous flowering trees on the banks of Pampa, entwining creepers with blooming tops.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• wind (vāta)
• trees (druma)
• creepers (latā)

FAQs

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

Dharma is suggested through the ideal of faithful following (anugamana) and harmony: as creepers do not abandon the trees, so too should loyalty and steadfastness accompany rightful relationships.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma poetically interprets the spring wind and vegetation around Pampā, using a human simile to convey the scene’s movement and intimacy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Aesthetic sensitivity joined to moral reflection: Rāma reads ethical resonance into natural order.