Shloka 44

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

स तवादर्शनादार्ये राघवः परितप्यते।महता ज्वलता नित्यमग्निनेवाग्निपर्वतः।।।।

Transliteration

sa tavādarśanād ārye rāghavaḥ paritapyate | mahatā jvalatā nityam agninā ivāgniparvataḥ ||

Translation

ആര്യേ, നിന്നെ ദർശിക്കാനാകാത്തതിനാൽ രാഘവൻ അതിയായി തപിക്കുന്നു; മഹത്തായ ജ്വാലയോടെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന അഗ്നിപർവ്വതംപോലെ അവൻ നിത്യം ദഹിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (युष्मद्), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अदर्शनात्: from not seeing (you)
• अदर्शनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from non-seeing’ = separation

• आर्ये: O noble lady
• आर्ये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rama)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परितप्यते: is tormented / burns
• परितप्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + √tap (तापे) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person, Singular

• महता: by great
• महता: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; qualifies ‘jvalatā/agninā’

• ज्वलता: by burning
• ज्वलता: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jvalat (√jval, ज्वले) (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Instrumental, Singular; ‘by burning (fire)’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityam (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• अग्निना: by fire
• अग्निना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इव: like
• इव: Upamāna-dyotaka (उपमान-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle of comparison (उपमा-अव्यय)

• अग्निपर्वतः: a mountain of fire
• अग्निपर्वतः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय: ‘fire-mountain’), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; upamāna

Context

"O divine lady! on account of your separation he is ever blazing like a mountain of fire (Samvartaka).

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita (addressed as ārye)

FAQs

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

Fidelity and steadfast love aligned with dharma: Rama’s anguish arises from loyal commitment, not from desire for substitutes or forgetfulness.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman consoles Sita by describing Rama’s intense suffering due to separation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s unwavering constancy (ekapatnī-vrata spirit) and depth of commitment.