Shloka 29

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्

Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva

Devanagari script

सम्प्रत्यनेकाश्रय चित्रशोभालक्ष्मीश्शरत्कालगुणोपनीता।सूर्याग्रहस्तप्रतिबोधितेषुपद्माकरेष्वभ्यधिकं विभाति।।

Transliteration

sampraty anekāśraya-citra-śobhā

lakṣmīḥ śaratkāla-guṇopanītā |

sūryāgra-hasta-pratibodhitēṣu

padmākareṣv abhyadhikaṃ vibhāti ||

Translation

ഇപ്പോൾ ശരദൃതുവിന്റെ ഗുണങ്ങളാൽ ഉപനീതമായ, അനേക ആശ്രയങ്ങളിൽ വിരിയുന്ന ചിത്രവർണ ശോഭ—ലക്ഷ്മിയെപ്പോലെ—സൂര്യന്റെ അഗ്രകിരണങ്ങൾ ഉണർത്തിയ പദ്മസരോവരങ്ങളിൽ അത്യധികമായി പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सम्प्रति: at present/now
• सम्प्रति: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (Temporal adverb)

• अनेकाश्रयचित्रशोभालक्ष्मीः: Lakshmi/beauty with varied, manifold beauty
• अनेकाश्रयचित्रशोभालक्ष्मीः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनेक + आश्रय + चित्र + शोभा + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (Possessive; ‘having manifold-supported variegated beauty’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शरत्कालगुणोपनीता: brought by the qualities of autumn
• शरत्कालगुणोपनीता: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरत्काल + गुण + उपनीत (प्रातिपदिक; √नी)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (Determinative); उपनीत (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of लक्ष्मीः

• सूर्याग्रहस्तप्रतिबोधितेषु: in those awakened by the sun’s foremost rays
• सूर्याग्रहस्तप्रतिबोधितेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य + अग्रहस्त + प्रतिबोधित (प्रातिपदिक; √बुध्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; प्रतिबोधित (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; विशेषण of पद्माकरेषु

• पद्माकरेषु: in lotus-ponds/lakelets
• पद्माकरेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + आकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (Determinative), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अभ्यधिकम्: exceedingly/more
• अभ्यधिकम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभ्यधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (Adverbial accusative used as adverb)

• विभाति: shines
• विभाति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + भा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Context

'From the beauty of autumn manifested in a variety of ways on the clusters of lotuses, touched by the Sun, it seems the goddess of wealth shines and shines effulgently. (The lotus is goddess Laxmi's favourite flower)

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• autumn (śaratkāla)
• sun (sūrya)

FAQs

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

Dharma is aligned with ‘awakening’ (pratibodha): as the sun rouses the lotus, righteous effort rouses dormant hope and restores auspicious order.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma describes autumnal splendour in lotus-lakes, contrasting nature’s renewal with his own unresolved duty to recover Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hope joined to duty: Rāma can perceive beauty, yet it intensifies his resolve to act rather than indulge in comfort.