Shloka 5

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

कृत्वा च समयं रामस्सुग्रीवेण सहानघः।कालयुक्तं महद्वाक्यमुवाच रघुनन्दनः4.27.5।।विनीतं भ्रातरं भ्राता लक्ष्मणं लक्ष्मिवर्धनम्।

Transliteration

kṛtvā ca samayaṃ rāmaḥ sugrīveṇa sahānaghaḥ |

kālayuktaṃ mahadvākyam uvāca raghunandanaḥ || 4.27.5 ||

vinītaṃ bhrātaraṃ bhrātā lakṣmaṇaṃ lakṣmivardhanam |

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ທຳສັນຍາກັບສຸຄຣີວະແລ້ວ ພຣະຣາມຜູ້ບໍ່ມີມົນທິນ—ຄວາມປິຕິແຫ່ງວົງສ໌ຣະຄຸ—ໄດ້ຕຣັດຖ້ອຍຄຳອັນໜັກແນ່ນ ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ແລະ ສົມກັບການ ແກ່ນ້ອງຊາຍຜູ້ນອບນ້ອມ ພຣະລັກສະມະນະ ຜູ້ເພີ່ມພູນພຣະກຽດຂອງພຣະອົງ

Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (क्रिया/gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; अव्ययकृदन्त) expressing prior action

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय/and)

• samayam: an agreement
• samayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• sugrīveṇa: with Sugrīva
• sugrīveṇa: Sahakāraka (सह/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सह/Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Sahārtha-avyaya (सहार्थ/with) governing instrumental

• anaghaḥ: sinless
• anaghaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; epithet qualifying rāmaḥ

• kāla-yuktam: timely/appropriate to the occasion
• kāla-yuktam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj (धातु) PPP)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तृतीया/सप्तमी-भाव: kālena/ kāle yuktam = 'appropriate to the time'); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies mahadvākyam

• mahat-vākyam: a great/important statement
• mahat-vākyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय: 'great speech'); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्; perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• raghu-nandanaḥ: Raghu's delight (Rāma)
• raghu-nandanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: raghoḥ nandanaḥ = 'delight of Raghu'); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; epithet in apposition to rāmaḥ

• vinītam: obedient/well-disciplined
• vinītam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinīta (कृदन्त; vi√nī (धातु) PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies lakṣmaṇam/bhrātaram

• bhrātaram: brother
• bhrātaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• bhrātā: (his) brother
• bhrātā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; apposition to rāmaḥ

• lakṣmaṇam: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदik; नाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; proper name

• lakṣmī-vardhanam: enhancer of prosperity/glory
• lakṣmī-vardhanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक) + vardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: lakṣmyāḥ vardhanam = 'increaser of prosperity'); Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; epithet qualifying lakṣmaṇam

Context

On hearing the good counsel and auspicious words of Lakshmana, Rama spoke these loving and warm words:

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Raghu (dynasty)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is honoring a rightly made pact (samaya) and speaking what is appropriate to time and circumstance (kālayukta). Rāma models disciplined, principled leadership grounded in truth and reliability.

What is the narrative situation?

After forming an alliance-agreement with Sugrīva for Sītā’s search, Rāma turns to Lakṣmaṇa and begins giving a timely plan for how they will proceed during the rainy season.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s prudence and integrity—he keeps alliances orderly and communicates with measured, timely speech; Lakṣmaṇa’s obedience and disciplined support are also highlighted.