Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 8

सुमित्रोपदेशः

Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Devanagari script

व्यक्तं रामस्य विज्ञाय शौचं माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्।न गात्रमंशुभि स्सूर्य स्सन्तापयितुमर्हति।।।।

Transliteration

vyaktaṃ rāmasya vijñāya śaucaṃ māhātmyam uttamam |

na gātram aṃśubhiḥ sūryaḥ santāpayitum arhati ||

Translation

ರಾಮನ ನಿರ್ಮಲ ಶೌಚ ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು, ಸೂರ್ಯನೂ ತನ್ನ ತಪ್ತ ಕಿರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಅವನ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಕಾಡಲು ಯೋಗ್ಯನೆಂದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬುದು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ.

Word by Word

• शिवः: auspicious/gracious
• शिवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (अनिलस्य)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (कालेषु)

• कालेषु: seasons/times
• कालेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• काननेभ्यः: from the forests
• काननेभ्यः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), बहुवचन

• विनिस्सृतः: issuing forth
• विनिस्सृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+नि+सृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘gone forth/blown out’

• राघवम्: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• युक्तशीतोष्णः: with balanced cold and heat
• युक्तशीतोष्णः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त+शीत+उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शीतोष्णयोः युक्तः = having moderated cold and heat)

• सेविष्यति: will serve/attend
• सेविष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुखः: pleasant
• सुखः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (अनिलस्य)

• अनिलः: breeze/wind
• अनिलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Knowing Rama's sterling purity and greatness the Sun evidently dare not scorch his body with its rays.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

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

Moral purity (śauca) and greatness aligned with dharma are portrayed as spiritually protective—nature itself seems to honor the righteous.

What is the narrative situation?

In describing Rāma’s forest journey, the speaker poetically states that the Sun refrains from harming him, highlighting his merit.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s śauca—inner and outer integrity—linked to his exalted character.