Shloka 49

वर्षावर्णनम्

The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing

Devanagari script

शैलोपलप्रस्खलमानवेगाश्शैलोत्तमानां विपुलाः प्रपाताः।गुहासु सन्नादितबर्हिणासुहारा विकीर्यन्त इवावभान्ति।।

Transliteration

śailopala-praskhalamāna-vegāḥ śailottamānāṃ vipulāḥ prapātāḥ | guhāsu sannādita-barhiṇāsu hārā vikīryanta ivāvabhānti ||

Translation

ນ້ຳຕົກໃຫຍ່ໆ ຢູ່ເທິງພູອັນສູງສຸດ ກະແສແຮງກະທົບກັບແຜ່ນຫີນຈົນສະດຸດລື່ນ. ໄຫຼຜ່ານຖ້ຳທີ່ກ້ອງກັບສຽງນົກຢູງ ແລ້ວປາກົດດຸດດັ່ງສາຍໄຂ່ມຸກຂາດແຕກກະຈາຍ

Word by Word

• शैलोपलप्रस्खलमानवेगाः: having speed caused by slipping over rocks
• शैलोपलप्रस्खलमानवेगाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैल + उपल + प्रस्खलमान + वेग (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुपद-समासः—शैलोपलेषु प्रस्खलमानः (प्र+स्खल् धातु, शानच्) यस्य सः; ‘वेग’ प्रधान

• शैलोत्तमानाम्: of the best mountains
• शैलोत्तमानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—शैलानाम् उत्तमाः (best of mountains)

• विपुलाः: large, extensive
• विपुलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रपाताः: waterfalls
• प्रपाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गुहासु: in caves
• गुहासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सन्नादितबर्हिणासु: in (caves) resounding with peacocks
• सन्नादितबर्हिणासु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन् + नादित (नद् धातु, णिच् + क्त; कृदन्त) + बर्हिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—बर्हिणैः (मयूरैः) सन्नादिताः (loudly resounding) यासु (गुहासु)

• हाराः: garlands, necklaces
• हाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विकीर्यन्ते: are scattered
• विकीर्यन्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + कीर् (कीर् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग-सदृश अर्थः ‘are scattered’

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक-अव्यय

• अवभान्ति: appear, shine forth
• अवभान्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + भा (भा धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

Context

'The waterfalls rushing down the rocks on the huge mountains and flowing through caves, and peacocks singing create an image of broken and scattered chains of pearls.

Characters & Entities

• Peacocks (barhin)
• Caves (guhā)

FAQs

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

It intimates impermanence: even what looks like ornament (pearls) may be ‘broken and scattered’; dharma counsels humility and non-attachment amid changing conditions.

What is the narrative situation?

A sensory monsoon image: roaring waterfalls, rocky cascades, and echoing caves with peacocks calling.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility (amānitva): beauty and power are depicted as transient patterns, encouraging modesty.