Shloka 8

Devanagari script

मेघोदरविनिर्मुक्ताः कह्लारसुखशीतलाः।शक्यमञ्जलिभिः पातुं वाताः केतकिगन्धिनः।।

Transliteration

meghodara-vinirmuktāḥ kahlāra-sukha-śītalāḥ | śakyam añjalibhiḥ pātuṁ vātāḥ ketakī-gandhinaḥ ||

Translation

ລົມທີ່ຖືກປ່ອຍອອກຈາກອຸທອນແຫ່ງເມກ—ເຢັນສະບາຍຊື່ນໃຈດຸດດອກບົວຂາວ ແລະຫອມກິ່ນດອກເກຕະກີ—ຮູ້ສຶກປານວ່າຈະຕັກດື່ມໄດ້ດ້ວຍຝາມືທີ່ປະຄອງ.

Word by Word

• मेघ-उदर-विनिर्मुक्ताः: released from the belly/womb of clouds
• मेघ-उदर-विनिर्मुक्ताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक) + उदर (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; वि-नि-√मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि/क्त (PPP) ‘विनिर्मुक्त’ = released; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मेघस्य उदरात् विनिर्मुक्ताः)

• कह्लार-सुख-शीतलाः: pleasantly cool like white lotuses
• कह्लार-सुख-शीतलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कह्लार (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (कह्लारवत् सुखाः शीतलाः)

• शक्यम्: possible
• शक्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य (कृदन्त; √शक्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘शक्य’ = possible; अव्यक्त-कर्तृक-प्रयोगे ‘पातुम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अञ्जलिभिः: with cupped palms
• अञ्जलिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पातुम्: to drink
• पातुम्: Prayojana/Kriyārtha (क्रियार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (Infinitive) = ‘to drink’

• वाताः: winds
• वाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• केतकि-गन्धिनः: fragrant with ketakī scent
• केतकि-गन्धिनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केतकि (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (केतक्याः गन्धः येषां ते)

Context

'The winds released from the wombs of clouds, cool as the delicate touch of white lotuses,charged with the fragrance of ketaka flowers can be inhaled through the hollow of one's palms.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• clouds

FAQs

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

Implicitly, it models mindful endurance: even during difficulty, one observes nature with clarity, keeping the mind steady rather than collapsing into despair.

What is the narrative situation?

In the monsoon setting, Rama describes the sensuous coolness and fragrance of winds, a poetic counterpoint to his inner sorrow.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Mindfulness and composure: the capacity to perceive beauty while carrying grief and responsibility.