Shloka 6

अयोमुखी-दर्शनम् तथा कबन्ध-प्रवेशः

Ayomukhi Encounter and the ظهور of Kabandha

Devanagari script

नानामेघघनप्रख्यं प्रहृष्टमिव सर्वतः।नानापक्षिगणैर्युक्तं नानाव्यालमृगैर्युतम्।।।।दिदृक्षमाणौ वैदेहीं तद्वनं तौ विचिक्यतुः।तत्र तत्रावतिष्ठन्तौ सीताहरणकर्शितौ।।।।

Transliteration

nānāmeghaghanaprakhyaṃ prahṛṣṭam iva sarvataḥ |

nānāpakṣigaṇair yuktaṃ nānāvyālamṛgair yutam ||

didṛkṣamāṇau vaidehīṃ tad vanaṃ tau vicikyatuḥ |

tatra tatrāvatiṣṭhantau sītāharaṇakarśitau ||

Translation

പല മേഘസമൂഹങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ ഘനമായി തോന്നുകയും എല്ലാടവും ആഹ്ലാദഭരിതമായി കാണപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്ത ആ വനത്തിൽ നാനാവിധ പക്ഷിസമൂഹങ്ങളും നാനാവിധ സർപ്പങ്ങളും മൃഗങ്ങളും നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു. വൈദേഹിയെ കാണുവാൻ ആകാംക്ഷയോടെ, സീതാഹരണവേദനയിൽ ക്ളേശിതരായ ആ രണ്ടു സഹോദരന്മാർ ഇടയ്ക്കിടയ്ക്ക് നിൽക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു കൊണ്ട് ആ വനത്തെ തിരഞ്ഞുനടന്നു.

Word by Word

• nānā-megha-ghana-prakhyam: like dense clouds of many kinds
• nānā-megha-ghana-prakhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + megha (प्रातिपदिक) + ghana (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (megha-ghana = dense cloud; megha-ghana-prakhya = cloud-dense-like; with nānā as indeclinable prefix ‘variously’)

• prahṛṣṭam: as if delighted
• prahṛṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु) → prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Upamā)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya (particle of comparison)

• sarvataḥ: on all sides/everywhere
• sarvataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• nānā-pakṣi-gaṇaiḥ: with various flocks of birds
• nānā-pakṣi-gaṇaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + pakṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (pakṣi-gaṇa = flock of birds) with nānā as indeclinable qualifier

• yuktam: filled/connected with
• yuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) → yukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; क्त (PPP) used adjectivally

• nānā-vyāla-mṛgaiḥ: with various serpents and animals
• nānā-vyāla-mṛgaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + vyāla (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (vyāla-mṛga = serpents and beasts) with nānā as indeclinable qualifier

• yutam: endowed/filled with
• yutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) → yuta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; क्त (PPP) used adjectivally

• didṛkṣamāṇau: the two wishing to see
• didṛkṣamāṇau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + desiderative didṛkṣ (सन्नन्त) → didṛkṣamāṇa (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय (present participle, desiderative sense)

• vaidehīm: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd), Singular; proper noun (Sītā)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• tau: those two (they both)
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual; pronoun

• vicikyatuḥ: they two searched/examined
• vicikyatuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-cit (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन); parasmaipada

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• tatra: here and there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; repetition for distributive sense

• avatiṣṭhantau: the two stopping/standing
• avatiṣṭhantau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-sthā (धातु) → avatiṣṭhant (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual; शतृ (present active participle)

• sītā-haraṇa-karśitau: both tormented by Sītā’s abduction
• sītā-haraṇa-karśitau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक) + haraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + karśita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (sītā-haraṇa = abduction of Sītā; sītā-haraṇa-karśita = tormented by Sītā’s abduction); karśita = क्त (PPP) used adjectivally

Context

Both the mighty princes of the Raghu dynasty covered a distance of three krosas from Janasthana and entered the impassable krauncha-forest.

Characters & Entities

• Vaidehi (Sita)
• Forest (Krauncha region context)
• Rama
• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

Dharma as unwavering commitment to one’s duty even under sorrow: their personal anguish does not interrupt the righteous task of seeking Sītā.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa comb a dense, living forest landscape while searching for Sītā, stopping repeatedly to examine signs.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (tender concern) joined with dhairya (steadiness): grief is present, yet action remains purposeful.