Shloka 2

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः

Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya

Devanagari script

तौ पश्यमानौ विविधान् शैलप्रस्थान्वनानि च।नदीश्च विविधा रम्या जग्मतुस्सीतया सह।।।।

Transliteration

tau paśyamānau vividhān śailaprasthān vanāni ca |

nadīś ca vividhā ramyā jagmatuḥ sītayā saha ||

Translation

രാമനും ലക്ഷ്മണനും സീതയോടുകൂടെ മുന്നോട്ട് നടന്നു; വിവിധ പർവ്വതച്ചരിവുകളും വനങ്ങളും അനേകം മനോഹര നദികളും നോക്കി അവർ യാത്ര ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'the two' (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

• paśyamānau: seeing
• paśyamānau: Karta (कर्ता; subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paśy (पश्य्/दृश् धातु) + śānac (शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि शानच्; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; qualifying 'tau'

• vividhān: various
• vividhān: Karma (कर्म; object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifying śailaprasthān

• śailaprasthān: mountain-slopes/ridges
• śailaprasthān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila-prastha (प्रातिपदिक; components: शैल + प्रस्थ)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; object of paśyamānau (seeing)

• vanāni: forests
• vanāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; object of paśyamānau

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय

• nadīḥ: rivers
• nadīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; object of paśyamānau

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय

• vividhāḥ: various
• vividhāḥ: Karma (कर्म; object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifying nadīḥ

• ramyāḥ: lovely
• ramyāḥ: Karma (कर्म; object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifying nadīḥ

• jagmatuḥ: went
• jagmatuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• sītayā: with Sita
• sītayā: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; with saha

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; accompaniment marker

Context

Both Rama and Lakshmana walked on, accompanied by Sita, watching several beautiful mountain ranges, forests and rivers.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• vana (forest)

FAQs

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

Acceptance of duty (vanavāsa) with steadiness: the princes continue their righteous path without complaint, honoring truth and commitment.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Sītā, travel through the forest landscape, observing its natural beauty.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Perseverance and calm endurance (dhairya): continuing the journey of exile with composure and attentiveness.