Shloka 17
रामलक्षणवर्णनम्
Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita
त्रिस्थिरस्त्रिप्रलम्बश्च त्रिसमस्त्रिषु चोन्नतः।त्रिताम्रस्त्रिषु च स्निग्धो गम्भीरस्त्रिषु नित्यशः।।।।
tristhiras tripralambaś ca trisamas triṣu connataḥ | tritāmras triṣu ca snigdho gambhīras triṣu nityaśaḥ ||
അവനിൽ ഉത്തമപുരുഷന്റെ പരമ്പരാഗത ലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്: മൂന്നു ഭാഗങ്ങളിൽ സ്ഥിരത, മൂന്നു ഭാഗങ്ങളിൽ ദീർഘത, മൂന്നു ഭാഗങ്ങളിൽ സമത്വം, മൂന്നു ഭാഗങ്ങളിൽ ഉയർച്ച. മൂന്നു സ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ താമ്രാഭമായ തിളക്കം കാണപ്പെടുന്നു; മൂന്നു വിധങ്ങളിൽ അവൻ നിത്യവും ഗാംഭീര്യവും മഹിമയും ധരിക്കുന്നു.
"He has three folds in the skin of his neck and belly, is depressed in the middle of his soles and the nipples, undersized at four places-the neck, penis, shanks and back, has three spirals on his head, has four lines under his thumb, has four lines on his forehead, he is a person with four cubits in height and symmetrical arms, cheeks and thighs.
FAQs
The text links righteous authority with self-possessed gravity (gāmbhīrya): dharma is upheld by steadiness rather than impulsiveness.
Hanumān continues a detailed, traditional description of Rāma’s bodily and temperamental marks to persuade Sītā through recognizable signs.
Gāmbhīrya—deep composure and majesty, suggesting reliability and moral weight in conduct.