Shloka 3

पम्पादर्शनम्

Vision of Lake Pampā and the Turn toward Sugrīva

Devanagari script

दृष्टोऽयमाश्रमस्सौम्य बह्वाश्चर्यो महात्मनाम्।विश्वस्तमृगशार्दूलो नानाविहगसेवितः।।3.75.3।।

Transliteration

dṛṣṭo ’yam āśramaḥ saumya bahvāścaryo mahātmanām | viśvasta-mṛga-śārdūlo nānā-vihaga-sevitaḥ || 3.75.3 ||

Translation

ഹേ സൗമ്യാ, മഹാത്മാക്കളുടെയീ ആശ്രമം ഞങ്ങൾ കണ്ടു—അത്യന്തം അത്ഭുതകരം; ഇവിടെ മാൻയും കടുവയും വിശ്വാസത്തോടെ കൂടെ വസിക്കുന്നു, നാനാവിധ പക്ഷികൾ സേവിക്കുന്നതുമാണ്.

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; predicate of āśramaḥ

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता; with āśramaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• āśramaḥ: hermitage
• āśramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; address to Lakṣmaṇa

• bahu-āścaryaḥ: very wonderful
• bahu-āścaryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective qualifying āśramaḥ

• mahātmanām: of the great-souled (sages)
• mahātmanām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Plural

• viśvasta-mṛga-śārdūlaḥ: where deer and tigers are trusting (fearless)
• viśvasta-mṛga-śārdūlaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśvasta (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi compound; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective qualifying āśramaḥ

• nānā-vihaga-sevitaḥ: frequented by various birds
• nānā-vihaga-sevitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vihaga (प्रातिपदिक) + sevita (√sev धातु, क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective qualifying āśramaḥ

Context

O Lakshmana, deprived of the kingdom I have become a destitute. With my heart attached to Sita how can I live without her ?

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• ashrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the sanctity of a righteous hermitage: where Dharma and tapas create an atmosphere of peace, even natural enmities subside. It implies that moral-spiritual order can harmonize society and nature.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama points out to Lakshmana a remarkable hermitage they have come upon, emphasizing its serene and extraordinary character.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s reverence for sages and sacred spaces, and his sensitivity to signs of Dharma in the environment.