Shloka 48
वर्षावर्णनम्
The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing
महान्ति कूटानि महीधराणांधाराभिधौतान्यधिकं विभान्ति।महाप्रमाणैर्विपुलैः प्रपातैर्मुक्ताकलापैरिव लम्बमानैः।।
mahānti kūṭāni mahīdharāṇāṃ dhārābhidhautāny adhikaṃ vibhānti | mahā-pramāṇair vipulaiḥ prapātaiḥ muktā-kalāpair iva lambamānaiḥ ||
മഹീധരങ്ങളുടെ മഹത്തായ കൊടുമുടികൾ മഴധാരയിൽ കഴുകപ്പെട്ട് കൂടുതൽ ദീപ്തമാകുന്നു; മഹാപ്രമಾಣമുള്ള വിശാല പ്രപാതങ്ങൾ തൂങ്ങി നിൽക്കുമ്പോൾ, മുക്താഹാരങ്ങളുടെ മാലകളെപ്പോലെ തോന്നുന്നു।
'The huge mountain peaks are washed by the heavy downpour of rain which look like long strings of pearls hanging.
FAQs
Purification leads to radiance: what is ‘washed’ becomes clearer and more beautiful—an aesthetic metaphor for ethical cleansing through truthfulness and disciplined conduct.
The poet depicts mountains during heavy rains, with waterfalls compared to pearl garlands.
Śauca (purity/cleanliness), extended from the physical to the moral: cleansing reveals inherent splendor.