Shloka 13

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

गुहाद्वारे च सौमित्रे शिला समतला शुभा।श्लक्ष्णा चैवायता चैव भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमा4.27.13।।

Transliteration

guhā-dvāre ca saumitre śilā samatalā śubhā | ślakṣṇā caivāyatā caiva bhinnāñjana-cayopamā ||

Translation

ഹേ സൗമിത്രേ! ഗുഹാദ്വാരത്തിൽ ഒരു ശുഭശിലയുണ്ട്—സമതലവും മിനുസമുള്ളതും വിശാലവും—തിളങ്ങുന്ന അഞ്ജനക്കൂമ്പാരത്തെപ്പോലെ തോന്നുന്നു.

Word by Word

• guhā-dvāre: at the cave-entrance
• guhā-dvāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhā (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: guhāyāḥ dvāram); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• saumitre: O Saumitra (Lakṣmaṇa)
• saumitre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitra (प्रातिपदिक; संबोधन)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• śilā: a rock
• śilā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śilā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• samatalā: even/level
• samatalā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samatalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate/attributive adjective of śilā

• śubhā: auspicious/beautiful
• śubhā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; adjective of śilā

• ślakṣṇā: smooth
• ślakṣṇā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślakṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; adjective of śilā

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta

• āyatā: long/extended
• āyatā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; adjective of śilā

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta

• bhinna-añjana-caya-upamā: resembling a heap of (shining) collyrium
• bhinna-añjana-caya-upamā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhinna (कृदन्त; √bhid (धातु) PPP) + añjana (प्रातिपदिक) + caya (प्रातिपदिक) + upamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (उपमा-समास/निर्देश: 'having resemblance to a heap of split añjana'); Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; adjective of śilā

Context

'O Lakshmana! at the entrance of the cave is a rock, smooth and large, resembling a heap of shining collyrium.

Characters & Entities

• Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)
• śilā (rock)
• añjana (collyrium)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes attentiveness and care: noticing and choosing a stable, auspicious setting supports disciplined living and right action.

What is the narrative situation?

The entrance to the cave is described, highlighting a suitable rock-surface—suggesting readiness to settle there during the waiting period.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Mindful observation and steadiness—qualities that mirror the stability sought in ethical life.